As governments move to ban plastic grocery bags, how much of an impact do they have on the world around us? The answer is both surprising and substantial.

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...

A new Ocean Conservancy analysis found widespread plastic ingestion among sea turtles and marine mammals found in Florida waters.

Ilhan Omar says the arrest of Don Lemon is unconstitutional Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said that the arrest of Don Lemon is unconstitutional and that he and others should be ...

A temporary ban on plastic bags used to carry groceries and other items purchased at stores throughout Carlsbad is set to go into effect Saturday, Feb. 1, in an effort by the city to reduce litter.

“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...

My fellow Buffalo Audubon Society board member, Allen Ernst, recently called my attention to a Web posting about plastic bags. I consider this a very important issue, so I collected additional ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. California adopted its first plastic bag ban a decade ago, creating rules that lawmakers said ...