A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

For people, the concern is direct exposure. Humans may consume up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of plastic particles weekly ...

The field of Environmental Science has recently turned its focus towards the pervasive issue of plastic pollution, ...

We breathe, eat and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in the body harmless, dangerous or somewhere in between? A small study published Wednesday in the New England ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Global negotiations to address plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva, Switzerland, last August after countries rejected two draft treaties. The Geneva talks, launched with optimism ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations and consumers of the waste ...

New waste reduction law requirements in New York state took effect Jan. 1, including a ban on the sale or distribution of polystyrene foam food service containers that now includes picnic coolers. A ...

Two of the planet’s more pressing environmental stressors have the potential to alter the growth and reproductive output of plants found right along the world’s coastlines, a new study suggests. The ...