Teenager Tabby Fletcher had enough of plastic waste and decided to do something about it, starting with a historic petition ...

They break down into microplastics that are ingested by marine wildlife, leading to internal injuries, starvation or death.

A documentary exposing industrial water contamination was screened in Baltimore this week, coinciding with local concerns about a landfill's request to increase waste discharge into the Gunpowder ...

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Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. This Viewpoint discusses how polymer microstructure influences ...

Car exhaust. Factory smoke. Wildfire haze. Chances are, no matter where on Earth you live, you’re exposed to some form of air pollution almost every day. The consequences of this pollution can be ...

COOPERATION VS. PLASTICS. Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla seeks stronger ASEAN cooperation to combat climate change, marine plastic pollution, and biodiversity loss. In an interview with Bernama ...

A Beaver County plastics manufacturer has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by PennEnvironment and Three Rivers Waterkeeper over the discharge of microplastics in wastewater ...

Fracking’s Broken Promise to Pennsylvania North Carolina Cattle Farmer to Pay $92,000 for Damaging Mountain Streams Citing the Need for ‘Significant Reform,’ Pennsylvania’s Governor Threatens to Pull ...

A Beaver County plant accused of spilling harmful plastic pellets into local waterways will pay millions in penalties and be forced to redesign its entire operation. KDKA-TV's Shelley Bortz reports.

Scientists have developed a new method for assessing plastic pollution in rivers, which is crucial for managing microplastics in the ocean. Researchers from the National Marine Environmental ...