UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double ...

The group alleges that the EPA has not updated regulations as required under the law. Its report highlights Louisiana plants ...

With sustainability high on the agenda for both consumers and regulators, stretch wrap is being reimagined to meet modern ...

At a time when synthetic plastic has polluted nearly every corner of the globe and appeared in food and in the human body, ...

Drive along the French Broad River from Asheville to Marshall, or even farther, and you’ll quickly notice a recurring sight ...

Microplastics in the atmosphere may be altering weather and climate by facilitating ice formation in clouds. Penn State ...

Microplastics cause clouds to form in places where they wouldn't otherwise, which is likely to have knock-on effects on the ...

Plastic pollution affects fundamental Earth systems, contributing to almost every pressing global environmental challenge.

Biodegradable structures have the potential to transform energy, information technology, and advanced medicine. Step aside, ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

The most immediate question may be how the U.S. approaches the global plastics treaty, which has its fifth and final ...