Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a ...

A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail outlets in Austin and Dallas, Texas, resulted in people buying more plastic bags, a ...

Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering ...

“People wound up buying more plastic.” To draw their conclusions, the researchers first quantified plastic bag sales by analyzing barcode scanner data on consumer purchases. California scientists ...

California’s plastic grocery bag waste actually increased after the first ban went into effect, according to the state’s ...

An intense wrap in plastic is a handy way to help prevent damages to your luggage. But the technique isn't foolproof.

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in ...

Temu sells just about everything these days, including luggage. This fall, our senior travel editor tested three Temu bags to ...

A community member alerted the police after finding a newborn baby, believed to have been a couple of hours old abandoned in ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – An emaciated dwarf sperm whale found along the coast of Northeast Florida by beachgoers is believed to ...

Court records show Michael Grindrod faces five felony counts of willful and malicious torturing or maiming of an animal.