Governor Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill 1053, banning single-use plastic bags starting January 1, 2026. The new law aims to ...

Humans pollute over 10 million tons of plastic trash into oceans every year. It's estimated that by 2030 that figure could ...

Plastic pollution along coastlines is an environmental nightmare. Each year, millions of tons of plastic wash up on beaches ...

The presidential election could have big implications for how the United States responds to a global plastics crisis.

More than 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced globally every year, with less than 10% being recycled, according to ...

The legal challenge asserts that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have falsely promoted their products as recyclable, despite knowing the significant environmental harm plastic pollution causes. Los Angeles ...

SUNY is moving to phase out single-use plastics on campus by 2027, according to SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. Discouraging production and use of single-use plastics is the best strategy in the face ...

The suit is the latest in a series of high-profile legal actions California officials have taken against petrochemical ...

Last November, I posted about litigation filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, asserting public nuisance and other claims ...

A New York Supreme Court justice has thrown out an environmental pollution lawsuit against PepsiCo, in a blow to authorities ...

ExxonMobil Corp. is attempting to move California’s plastics lawsuit to federal court, saying the case involves navigable ...

Europe is pushing for ministers to take part in UN talks this month to ensure that the world's first treaty on plastic pollution will be "highly ambitious".