For people, the concern is direct exposure. Humans may consume up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of plastic particles weekly ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

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 ...

The bar is low, according to a new study, less than three sugar cubes worth could kill birds like Atlantic puffins, for ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations and consumers of the waste ...

New waste reduction law requirements in New York state took effect Jan. 1, including a ban on the sale or distribution of polystyrene foam food service containers that now includes picnic coolers. A ...

We breathe, eat and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in the body harmless, dangerous or somewhere in between? A small study published Wednesday in the New England ...

Michelle Sigler, graduate of the Advanced Inquiry Program at Chicago Zoological Society–Brookfield Zoo, addresses the effects of plastic pollution on aquatic wildlife and describes several cutting ...

A new law is closing what some officials have called a loophole in California’s plastic bag ban. Senate Bill 1053 was passed ...

New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on ...