Banning single-use plastic, including via bag bans, is crucial for protecting public health, reducing pollution and creating ...

From the column: "Plastic pollution is not only an environmental emergency but also a looming public health crisis." ...

Commentary: We have to wean ourselves off single-use plastics quickly, and banning them is the most effective way of ...

A recent study in the journal Science found that plastic bag fees and bans in the U.S. led to a 25% to 47% decrease in ...

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution.

SC Johnson CEO Fisk Johnson laid out the business case for laws to control plastic waste. "Regulation is inevitable in my ...

Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was structured ...

From the column: "The tiny role U.S. consumers have in ocean plastic pollution by itself is a compelling reason to reject ...