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Lawsuits and investigations across the country are exposing vulnerabilities in California's landmark single-use plastic law.

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Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

The U.S. state of Texas has filed a lawsuit over chemical manufacturer Dow Chemical’s alleged pollution in the Gulf of Mexico – currently referred to as the Gulf of America by the U.S. government – ...

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"Antarctica still has much lower plastic levels than most of the planet, and that’s good news," he said. "Our study suggests that, right now, microplastics are not flooding thes ...

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): As plastic pollution grows into a serious environmental and health challenge in Afghanistan, women in ...