Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

A Lancet study warns plastics emissions could more than double health risks by 2040, driving global warming, air pollution, ...

Despite recycling efforts, most plastic still ends up in landfills, where it takes centuries to decompose and leaches ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Projected Growth of Health Risks: Under a business-as-usual scenario, the number of DALYs attributed to plastics is expected to more than double, increasing from 2.1 million in 2016 to a staggering ...

"Can contribute to the disruption of many physiological processes." New study uncovers disturbing side effects of drinking ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

"Are we going to just do another research project?" Researchers search for solution to harmful threat lurking in household ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Global negotiations to address plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva, Switzerland, last August after countries rejected two draft treaties. The Geneva talks, launched with optimism ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

Greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production had the biggest health impact, according to a study. Read more at ...