Plastic

New legislative efforts to ban plastics are important, but a recent court ruling in Texas reminds us that enforcing existing laws is a crucial part of the plastics fight.

The documentary looks at how to turn the tide on petrochemical companies that are driving a boom in plastic production — just when we don’t need it most.

Author and activist Maude Barlow talks about the growing global movement to protect public control of water resources.

Swapping bioplastics for regular plastics isn't necessarily an environmental win — and the reasons are complex.

New books this month also examine environmental racism, wildlife coexistence and the history lessons of acid rain.

A range of new tactics aim to curb cigarette butt pollution, including groundbreaking legislation that could hold tobacco companies accountable for their products’ waste.

A sweeping “circular economy” bill in the California legislature aims to drastically reduce plastic waste and boost domestic recycling.

The most commonly found piece of trash on beaches isn’t plastic bags or straws. It’s even smaller and contains dozens of dangerous chemicals.

The Story of Stuff Project’s Stiv Wilson talks about an upcoming film that traces the life cycle of plastic and the people leading the fight against it.

What if we’d listened to the researchers who first warned us about plastic pollution in the 1970s?