Federal agents have launched a massive takedown of the notorious 18th Street Gang — a major player in the drugs epidemic.

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The first ever assessment of litter in Mediterranean's deepest place located in Greece's eastern Ionian Sea has detected huge litter amounts.

The Park Ridge Committee of the Whole Meeting of the City Council passed the first reading of a plastic bag ban for large ...

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

A new book by the journalist Beth Gardiner argues that oil companies are upping production of the material as a safeguard ...

California's new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic ...

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Drinking hot tea or coffee in disposable paper cups releases thousands of microplastic particles into the body because the ...

California has officially banned all plastic bags at checkout, including the thick 'reusable' ones. Discover what you can and can't use in 2026.

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When we become physicians, our first act is to take the oath “First, do no harm,” one of the guiding principles for everyone in health care. But if we were doing something every day that causes harm ...