Plastic bags pollute our environment and break down into microplastics that contaminate our drinking water and threaten our health,” said Jenn Engstrom of the California Public Interest Research Group ...

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. Policies that ban or ...

A new study found that even tiny amounts of ingested plastic can be fatal to marine animals, with lethal doses far lower than ...

Plastic pollution harms marine life and ecosystems. Discover easy ways to cut plastic waste and join the call for a global ...

By studying more than 10,000 necropsies, researchers now know how much plastic it takes to kill seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals, and the lethal dose is much smaller than you might think.

Ocean plastic has hit a critical point in 2025, threatening turtles, whales, and seabirds. See which solutions still offer ...

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much?

To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest ...

The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, giving them a 90% chance of dying.

Under Friday’s announcement, four plastic bag producers — Revolution Sustainable Solutions, Metro Poly, PreZero US Packaging, and Advance Polybag — agreed to stop selling the thicker plastic bags in ...