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

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

The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only practical way forward. Some 430 million metric tons of plastic ...

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

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 ...

April 28 - Resource scarcity is no longer a future risk. It is a present crisis disrupting global commerce and geopolitical stability. The unchecked extraction and manufacturing of materials is ...

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

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 ...

A free screening of the environmental documentary "Single-Use Planet" is set for 7 p.m. June 5 at the Shepherdstown Opera House, according to an announcement. The film, narrated by Peter Coyote, ...