Despite his calls for broad tariffs, President-elect Donald Trump's unpredictability on policy makes it hard to tell what ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

The new machine has no blade, no screen, no infeed device, does not require regular resharpening of the toothed rollers, and ...

Plastic pollution affects fundamental Earth systems, contributing to almost every pressing global environmental challenge.

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double ...

Rather than a potential triumph, the compostable plastics we use look increasingly like a tragedy. Andy Extance looks at the ...

The group alleges that the EPA has not updated regulations as required under the law. Its report highlights Louisiana plants ...

Without intervention, global plastic waste could double by 2050, a new machine learning study predicts. However, according to simulations by the study’s authors, a mix of policy interventions could ...

At a time when synthetic plastic has polluted nearly every corner of the globe and appeared in food and in the human body, ...

Scientists have spotted microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters, in some of the most pristine environments on Earth, from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the snow on Mt.

Plastics are also widespread in packaging, helping perishable goods stay fresh and safe to consume while reducing overall food waste and illness from contamination. In more recent times, major studies ...