The global use of face masks surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many have since been discarded as waste, contributing ...

A first-of-its-kind method that's cheap, portable and powerful in detecting harmful nanoplastics particles has been developed ...

Plastic pollution permeates every corner of the planet—even in our bodies in the form of microplastics. World Environment Day ...

Toxic air isn't spread evenly across the U.S. — some communities are being forced to shoulder the worst of it. A new map is ...

Houston-based polystyrene maker Styropek released nurdles, which are tiny plastic pellets, into Raccoon Creek from its Beaver ...

A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ...

Gary and Northwest Indiana residents face a critical month for the region’s environmental safeguards, as multiple federal and ...

Both companies have filed applications for air permits with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air ...

Environmental groups see a national precedent in an agreement with Styropek that has the company paying $2.6 million to ...

Governments around the world are grappling with the challenges of environmental degradation and economic inequality. But ...

Florida's freshwater springs, vital for drinking water and tourism, are increasingly threatened by pollution, development and ...

Once among world’s most-polluted cities, Mexico City has made major strides in air quality through policy, technology and ...