A rare young pygmy sperm whale dies after swallowing a plastic bag: an exceptional case that highlights the alarming impact ...

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — A dolphin found stranded along a Florida beach had a stomach full of trash, including part of a rubber balloon and two plastic bags, wildlife officials said. Researchers with ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) — An investigation is underway after a black bear was found dead inside a plastic bag in Arlington, Virginia. According to the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, animal control ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.

Over the past several years, U.S. cities and states have passed hundreds of policies restricting the sale and distribution of single-use plastic bags. A new report says these laws have largely ...

If you’re having a bit of deja vu over a plastic bag ban, you’re not alone. When Oregon lawmakers passed the first ban in 2019, which prohibited using so-called single-use plastic bags, more than a ...

A statewide plastic bag ban passed by the Delaware General Assembly in 2019 and expanded in 2021, takes effect July 1. In a reminder to shoppers, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and ...

Halifax County Sheriff's Office arrests suspects after woman forcibly removed from vehicle Multiple individuals were taken into custody after a woman was forcibly removed from her vehicle on Wednesday ...

Stuart sting nabs Florida man sending explicit images to '13-year-old girl' A 22-year-old man is in custody after Stuart police say he tried to message a “13-year-old girl” who was really ...