In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.

Nations kicked off a meeting to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis.

World leaders are in Geneva this week trying to hammer out the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle the plastic ...

Countries are gathering in Geneva from Aug. 5 to 14, with the hopes of passing a legally binding global agreement on plastic ...

U.N. negotiators have 10 days to craft a global plastic treaty. Environmental advocates say reaching an agreement to cap ...

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally ...

With plastic production projected to triple by 2060, pressure is mounting to secure a binding agreement that tackles the ...

Plastic waste travels from inland communities to the ocean through rivers, but new research from UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory shows how to stop it at the source. Spanning eight ...

A new study reveals an alarming number of mechanisms throughout the life-cycle of plastic that could enhance or spread antimicrobial resistance.

Ocean Conservancy’s "United States of Plastics" report gives Pennsylvania a score of 1½ of five in its efforts to combat plastic pollution.

Community-led research from UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents ,and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions ...