I've worked as a marine ecologist and, since 1992, I've been based in Plymouth, Devon—a global hub for coastal marine ...

(Some cities and states have banned plastic straws over concerns that they could too easily enter the oceans and harm sea life.) In York, the prohibition on plastic straws will pertain to local ...

Plastic straws end up in landfills, waterways and streets, and plastic waste in oceans harms sea life, said Spinelli. There are also health reasons to avoid them since they’re made of petroleum ...

Though they pollute oceans and harm marine life, Republican President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws. He declared paper ...

Corn Next Straws are a non-toxic alternative to paper and plastic straws. For $9, you’ll get 50 straws — that’s just 18 cents apiece. Studies have found that paper straws contain toxic ...

The administration argues that paper straws are emblematic of misguided environmental policies that ignores both science and public preference. I agree that it doesn't make sense to ban a plastic ...

Microplastics are pervasive ocean pollutants, impacting ecosystems and human health. This article examines their lifecycle ...

A new analysis found that ingesting plastic can disrupt proteins that facilitate key functions in seabirds—the latest in a ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...