It’s one of the biggest cooking weeks of the year for many families. Chances are there’s a well-used black plastic spatula, spoon or ladle near the stove. Scientists say it belongs in the trash.

and spawned a plastic pollution crisis. The outlook for similar cases remains uncertain. A lawsuit filed by the State of New York against PepsiCo, which among other things had alleged that the ...

Can the world finally agree on how to end plastic pollution? We should know by the end of the week. “Some countries are pre-emptively protecting themselves, regardless of what happens with the ...

Negotiators are gathering in Busan, South Korea, this week in a final push to forge a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. “We must end plastic pollution before plastic ...

Nov 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dismissed an attempt to revive the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified documents after prosecutors said they no ...

(AP Photo/Sanjog Manandhar, File) Environment activists stage a rally calling for a strong global plastics treaty ahead of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Negotiators gather in Busan, South Korea on Monday in what’s billed as a final push to address the global ...

Others are not. There is a clear opening here to list the obvious harmful chemicals and to establish a process for listing those that are yet to be identified. Furthermore, are there specific plastic ...

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement. By Hiroko ...

Think of the chemical makeup of plastic like a cooked bowl of noodles, all tangled up with each other. In this case, the BFRs (or any other toxic add-ins) would be like the herbs and sauce mixed in.

Clear Medical Imaging and the union representing workers are now back at the table in talks, both parties confirmed Thursday, amid a strike that has stretched on for nearly a month. Workers at ...

The final plastic, alkyl SP 2, was made by drying what remained in the thick viscous liquid layer. The "desalting" turned out to be the critical step; without it, the resulting dried material was ...