A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty ...

California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce ...

The organization’s "United States of Plastics" report uses a five-star scale to rate state-level efforts to combat plastic ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of plastic trash. Local and state level bans on plastic bags successfully ...

New research finds an estimated 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic, raising concerns for marine ecosystems and human health.

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.