Earthworms help crops recover in microplastic-polluted soil, boosting growth and restoring soil nutrients in a new Kunming ...

A new study estimates that plastics burden the U.S. with hundreds of billions in annual health, environmental, and economic losses.

LOOKING AHEAD, EARTH DAY IS ON MONDAY AND THIS YEAR THE GLOBAL FOCUS IS ON CORRECTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM THAT IS PLASTIC POLLUTION. THIS CAMPAIGN AIMS TO CUT GLOBAL PLASTIC USE AND PRODUCTION.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they’re bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that’s the epitome of pointless plastic. The ...