A team of scientists have developed a catalyst that converts plastic waste into liquid fuels faster and cleaner.

Leaders from ten states have launched a groundbreaking initiative to protect the Mississippi River from plastic pollution, ...

Plastic risk maps reveal hidden ocean hotspots where wildlife faces harm from ingestion, entanglement, and chemicals.

Forests store microplastics carried in from the air. These particles accumulate in soils through rain, leaf fall, and ...

A new report is sounding the alarm after volunteers found more than 1,200 plastic pellets polluting beaches in Pascagoula, Gautier and Ocean Springs.The lentil-sized pellets are the raw material used ...

Researchers are working on manipulating the digestive systems of wax worms to create a scalable way of disposing of plastic.

A Beaver County plant accused of spilling harmful plastic pellets into local waterways will pay millions in penalties and be ...

Several delegates express dismay at the failure to break a deadlock at the sixth round of talks in under three years.

New EU regulations could cut plastic pellet pollution by 74%, but exemptions for smaller companies and reliance on ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about throwaway plastic. Also: President Trump the divider; stealth legislation.

Tofino, the tiny surf townon Vancouver Island, recently announced that single-use plastic water bottles that measure one ...