Moving away from single-use plastics, including straws, had been the policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. It cited ...

An executive order from President Trump will negate a Biden initiative that required federal procurement offices to purchase ...

Mary Jo Hoffman next to the remains of the home she and her husband, Steve, own in Shoreview on Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025. The ...

Good afternoon and Happy Friday readers! In today’s edition of Daily on Energy, Callie and Maydeen are wrapping up the week by looking at the Senate plans for reconciliation and the vote this morning ...

President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab ...

Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin 'negotiations' on ending Ukraine war ...

PAPER straws. In a PLASTIC cup! Can you believe it? Totally ridiculous. And then, you go to the beach, where all the sea turtles are (we love the turtles, don’t we?), and the street vendors?

A viral turtle video sparked a global movement and inspired millions to join the fight against plastic waste. View on ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

Some 4,900 yellow-spotted river turtles, also known as tracajás, have been released into the Igapó-Açu River, in Brazil. The threatened species lives in river basins in northern South America ...

Negotiators fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea More than 100 countries want the treaty to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling ...

Emily Frost runs the Smithsonian Natural History Museum's Ocean Portal. She is based in Washington, D.C. Scientists who explore the depths using submersibles continue to discover amazing animals ...