Representatives from 175 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, in August for the final round of negotiations on a ...

Introduction Soon, representatives of many of the world’s nations will once again convene to negotiate a global treaty aimed ...

California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce plastic pollution. All 50 states still need to do much more to combat the ...

Ocean Conservancy’s "United States of Plastics" report gives Pennsylvania a score of 1½ of five in its efforts to combat ...

Like single-use plastic items, chewing gum pollution needs to be tackled from all angles—education, reduction, alternatives, innovation, producer responsibility, and legislation.

A new report from the Ocean Conservancy is giving the United States a failing grade when it comes to fighting plastic ...

Across these three categories—waste management, marine and terrestrial pollution, and public health—we found that under a business-as-usual scenario, the plastic pollution that has accumulated ...

More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the U.S., most for 30 minutes or less, according to advocacy group Turtle Island Restoration Network.

Plastic pollution is one of the top global environmental problems, leading to an estimated 19 to 23 million tons of plastic waste polluting lakes, rivers, seas and oceans across the world ...

(CN) — People who live in U.S. coastal communities near heavily polluted waters may face higher risks of Type 2 diabetes, stroke and coronary artery disease, according to researchers who analyzed ...

Plastic production doubled between 2000 and 2019 alone, reaching 460 million metric tons, according to countries that joined a High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution.