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A Monmouth County woman and Clean Water Action are fighting against single-use plastic pollution across New Jersey. Here's ...

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Even the most remote regions of the globe are not free from plastic pollution. In a study published in Marine Pollution ...

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 ...

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