Facts About Plastic Pollution and Microplastics Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our ...

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Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

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A British invention developed near to Rachel Reeves ’ constituency in Leeds could solve the world’s biggest cause of plastic ...

The government is considering introducing national-level legislation under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) to tackle plastic ...

(Getty Images/iStockphoto) The research, presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting in Denver, raised urgent questions about the role of plastic pollution in pregnancy ...

In addition to working with the private sector, other stakeholders, and state, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments to reduce the impact of plastic pollution, it planned to phase out federal ...

In addition to working with the private sector, other stakeholders, and state, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments to reduce the impact of plastic pollution, it planned to phase out federal ...