A scientist has determined that the strange white blobs puzzling Newfoundland beachcombers are made of a plastic commonly ...

Award-winning architect Lenka Petráková is pioneering a new way to tackle ocean pollution with an ambitious project named ...

The legal challenge asserts that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have falsely promoted their products as recyclable, despite knowing the significant environmental harm plastic pollution causes. Los Angeles ...

These scientists have bioengineered a version of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria that can break down polyethylene ...

The U.S. surprised the world when it backed a push to reduce plastic production — but what happens on Nov. 5 could change ...

Last November, I posted about litigation filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, asserting public nuisance and other claims ...

The presidential election could have big implications for how the United States responds to a global plastics crisis.

Using a bouquet of five survey methods to categorise types of plastics and determine their density and distribution along the ...

Los Angeles County announced last week that it’s suing PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over plastic pollution, arguing that the soda giants’ plastic bottles have harmed public health and the environment and ...

A New York Supreme Court justice has thrown out an environmental pollution lawsuit against PepsiCo, in a blow to authorities ...

The suit is the latest in a series of high-profile legal actions California officials have taken against petrochemical ...

ExxonMobil Corp. is attempting to move California’s plastics lawsuit to federal court, saying the case involves navigable ...