Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 10—(StatePoint) Plastics are no longer just an environmental issue — they are a direct threat to human health. Found in homes ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. With over 300 million tons of plastic produced every year, much of it for single-use purposes, the planet is ...

Dear Front Rangers: Ahh, July — time for fireworks, warm evening walks, and cooling off with watermelon. It’s also a great time for ditching plastic. That’s right — it’s Plastic Free July, a global ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...

Zoë Schlanger, a science writer at The Atlantic, was looking for a story last October when she got an email about a new study warning how the chemicals in black-plastic cookware could be leaching into ...