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

WASHINGTON, United States — If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from ...

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 ...

Plastic pollution is a growing environmental crisis that threatens wildlife, marine ecosystems, and human health. With ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

Yesterday, now-former Gov. Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s “Skip the Stuff” bill (S-3195/A-5157) before the end of his term.

Plastic! It’s everywhere: cups, bottles, jars, bags, eating utensils, and packaging material. Oh, and don’t forget micro-fiber plastic from which clothing and other fabric is made. The list is ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

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 single-use plastics.