The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone ...

A switch to paper straws has come with some valid criticism regarding their effectiveness - including from the president - and a study in 2023 found they have their own health risks: namely, forever ...

“BACK TO PLASTIC!” Trump appeared to be referring to former President Joe Biden’s July 2024 promise to “phase out” single-use ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

President Donald Trump’s campaign previously sold Trump-branded plastic straws with the message, “Liberal paper straws don't ...

A St Gerard's junior school student was among students from 12 schools nationwide who were honoured at an award ceremony ...

Microplastics have been found everywhere in the human body, including blood, breast milk, testicles, heart tissue, lung ...

The study by ocean health initiative Back to Blue reveals the concerning gaps in ocean literacy levels among 18–24-year-olds ...

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wants to dismiss a lawsuit by Ford County over plastics manufacturers' claims about ...

Microplastics were detected in almost every seafood sample found off the coast of the western U.S. in a recent study. The particles were found in the edible tissue of six different species of fish.

Without concerted action, pollution threatens to leave the Drin River and its main tributaries “lifeless”, environmentalists ...

Scientists are urging the US and Canadian governments to take swift action after discovering high levels of microplastic ...