Experts say small changes at home can significantly reduce microplastic pollution. Here's our guide to lowering microplastics ...

Firefighters responded to a fire at a local golf course on Sunday. Crews rescue dog, kayakers in distress at Smith Mountain Lake First responders rescued two kayakers and their dog struggling against ...

WASHINGTON — When it comes to laws addressing plastic pollution, the vast majority of states need improvement to reduce, reuse and recycle, according to the new United States of Plastic Report from ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which outlines opportunities to protect communities from the impacts of plastic production and ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double by 2050. But in a study published in the journal Science, these same ...

Many measures have been initiated to reduce plastic pollution in Norway. Only a few of them will lead to extensive change and cleanup, a new study shows. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci ...

Close to 200 nations from across the globe were expecting to begin this month with full knowledge of the world's first-ever plan to "end plastic pollution," however, the UN's aspirations of striking a ...

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 ...

In June, on the two-year anniversary of the Save Our Seas Initiative, Unilever, USAID and EY launched the Circle Alliance, a new public-private collaboration designed to support entrepreneurs and ...

Microplastics, less than 5 millimeters in size, are polluting the Lower Cape Fear River Basin's waterways and atmosphere. These particles originate from various sources, including larger plastic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Francesca Dominici is director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative. The World Health Organization 2024 report recently urged ...