to forge a legally binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution. “We were hoping this was the last meeting,” the California-based ocean conservation expert, who was part of the U.S ...

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...

14 16 The treaty to end plastic pollution represents a historic opportunity to protect human health. If the treaty is to meet this challenge, its text must include specific measures to mitigate the ...

“Plastic poses hazards to human health at every stage of its life cycle.” Global Observatory on Pollution and Health Director Philip Landrigan, M.D. The project is a continuation of the observatory’s ...

A new review found that the microplastics we breathe in are tied to infertility, colon cancer, and poor lung function. Here's how these tiny particles of plastic harm our health.

Children under five are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution. Their smaller body size, developing organs, and higher respiratory rates make them more vulnerable to inhaling ...

With the next session set for 2025, the interim period is predicted to see an additional 400 to 500 million metric tonnes of plastic pollution enter the planet’s soils, air, and oceans ...

Blogger and eco-fighter "Beatrice, the Anti-Plastic Lady," named 10 commonly consumed foods and drinks with a high ...

Five years after Diane Wilson’s landmark settlement with Formosa Plastics, she’s directing the money toward reviving 'the bay ...

“The plastics industry has a lot of political influence and resources, but we are countering that with grassroots organizing,” says Judith Enck, the founder and president of Beyond Plastics, a ...

As Santa Clara County supervisors consider a proposed artificial turf ban on county-owned land, parents and activists are ...