The Oregon legislature has passed a bipartisan bill banning the use of plastic film checkout bags at restaurants, grocery stores and retail stores statewide.

Jody McKechnie's concerns about plastic use spurred her to start the 10,000 Bag Project. With the help of the local community ...

The Oregon Senate re-passed a bill aiming to completely eliminate plastic bags at all checkouts from grocery stores and ...

Oregon lawmakers approved a bill would ban the use of reusable plastic bags at grocery stores starting January 2027. A 2019 ...

Health and sustainability are what’s behind the newest push to crack down on single-use plastics in Pennsylvania. According ...

Seemingly benign conveniences are costing us, whether we acknowledge it or not. Chasing ease and modernity comes with trade-offs we will eventually wish we hadn’t accepted.

The ship that sank fully on Sunday had 643 containers on board, of which 73 were empty and 13 were carrying hazardous and ...

The Indian Coast Guard has confirmed that the oil spill, which emanated from the leak of the ship’s fuel, was being managed ...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday instructed the Chief Secretary of the state to use the service of the civil defence to remove plastic that floated off from a Liberian ship that sank ...

Washing plastic in dishwashers releases tiny plastic particles into wastewater, impacting environment silently.

Research has detected microplastics in a range of vital body parts, including the heart and brain. Now, researchers break down how these nanoparticles enter the human brain and the potential impact ...

Kameel Seepersad, who in the past served in the United States military, was yesterday sentenced in relation to the 2016 ...