As plastic waste continues to build up in the environment, researchers are beginning to uncover how it could be quietly ...

Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams, and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a new study suggests that all those tiny pieces of plastic are also ...

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the environmental impact of plastic bags. Specifically, I look at how plastic bags affect oceans via microplastics, their carbon ...

Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader ...

As evidence mounts on the potential health dangers of microplastics, more research is becoming available to understand the risks better and protect ourselves. A recent study by the University of ...

Most environmental scientists believe that chemical pollution can and is negatively affecting people and wildlife, according ...

Lisa Ratner, 37, wanted to get rid of the plastic in her life. “During covid, I was sitting at home,” she says. “I remember looking at my bathroom and thinking, ‘I’m surrounded by plastic bottles.

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...

When it comes to sustainability, we all love a good glass half-full of self-righteousness. But now, your orange juice-sipping habits are a battlefield for eco-consciousness, with glass bottles glowing ...

Editor’s note: This piece is part of a series of guest opinions from Crestview Elementary School 5th graders. Each piece was submitted with permission from the author’s parents. In the middle of the ...

Grabbing a plastic fork to eat lunch on the go is now a thing of the past, as the government’s new single-use plastic ban has come into force this week. October 1 saw a ban that means businesses can ...