Plastic bags tangled in trees. Takeout containers scattered along roadsides. Bottles clogging streams and waterways and washing up on beaches. Across the United States, plastic waste and pollution ...

Every year, around 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean, rivers, and lakes — disrupting ecosystems and livelihoods. NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...

Explore the urgent issue of ocean plastic pollution and its impact on marine life and human health. Find out how to help.

Voters were eager to cast their ballots in Lynchburg on Friday; there was a steady stream of voters in and out of the registrar's office all morning. McGuire, Kaine urge Virginians to vote as ...

Microplastics, less than 5 millimeters in size, are polluting the Lower Cape Fear River Basin's waterways and atmosphere. These particles originate from various sources, including larger plastic ...

A Monmouth County woman and Clean Water Action are fighting against single-use plastic pollution across New Jersey. Here's ...

As a champion of both small businesses and environmental protection, I am grateful for Subrenia Smith’s commentary regarding my Senate Bill 45 to reduce litter and the dangerous health impacts of ...

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...

Ian Seamans points at some nurdles he found during a search for the plastic pellets at D-FW locations as part of a statewide nurdle hunt on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Grand Prairie. Shafkat Anowar / ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Francesca Dominici is director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative. The World Health Organization 2024 report recently urged ...