With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

Plastic pollution is a big problem for our oceans and although in recent years, people have started cutting down on plastic consumption, as we have realized the effects plastic pollution can have on ...

A study revealed that 7 grams of microplastics—the weight of a spoon—could be floating in our brains. This alarming fact sparked a personal journey for Local 4's Pamela Osborne to reduce plastic ...

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Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use plastic ...

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Microplastics are ubiquitous. Though you can’t see them with the naked eye, they’re found almost everywhere — in our food, our cleaning supplies and cosmetics, our water, the air we breathe — and ...

The grant-funded project at Nicholls State University will include installing water bottle refill stations to reduce ...

Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic ...

Storing food in plastic containers and eating highly processed food are both associated with high concentrations of ...

As accumulating plastic waste continues to threaten human health and life under water, experts and decision-makers in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have sought innovative, upstream solutions ...