If only the story had ended there. Despite that legislative success, the poorer nations of the world have never stopped being ...

President Trump delights in alarming opponents and aiding friends in polluting industries By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue ...

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act ...

Jacobus and Nuñez say reusable straws are the best for the environment and the bottom line, but they’re unrealistic for large institutions like museums, national parks and hospitals. And while Trump’s ...

Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.

Researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa recently discovered that many species of fungi isolated from Hawai‘i’s ...

Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

Are paper straws here to stay? Here's how Donald Trump's new executive order for plastic straws applies to Massachusetts.

Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the ...

Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the ...

A proposed executive order from President Donald Trump could ban paper straws amid health and environmental concerns.

A new study from the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering (CSE) found it can use sensors to detect ...