The tiny bits of plastic pollution that make their way from the environment into our bodies accumulate at much higher ...

In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South ...

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The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

That explains the excitement around a chemical plant that will start commercial operations this year in northeast England. In ...

New research reveals a startling link between microplastic pollution and premature births, highlighting the need for urgent ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city's plastic waste problem by converting it into ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Responsibility Act (“SB 54” or “the Act”) is unique in the growing ...

The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response has agreed on the draft 2025 Action Plan to Address Marine ...