Beginning on Jan. 1, 2026, an additional four-cent charge will be added to each plastic bag sold by retailers and restaurants ...

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 ...

New research has found that even small amounts of plastic can be deadly to seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals. While ...

As countries meet for COP 30, five climate goals anchor the discussion, with one demanding close attention: cutting plastic ...

Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ...

Environmentalists in Virginia Beach are lobbying for the city to include a fee on single-use plastic bags in order to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The city of Petersburg is now considering a tax on plastic bags — a move Richmond has already approved ...

Lynnhaven River Now says it's time for city leaders in Virginia Beach to join 11 other cities and pass a plastic bag fee ordinance.

A new study shows that very small amounts of plastic can kill marine animals and that fragments now appear in common foods ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic ...