Renée Sharp, director of plastics and petrochemical advocacy at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, called this a “deceptive greenwashing scheme” because it allows companies to say that ...

To put a label on the whole thing, my opinion is that she’s trying to get revenge,” Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuriy ...

Shell Polymers will use pyrolysis oil derived from recycled plastics to make polyethylene resin at its complex in Monaca, Pa.

Karen Read returned to Norfolk Superior Court Thursday for another full day of testimony in her murder retrial.

A team of researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment. These particles are pervasive, posing health and ...

Across Massachusetts, people who are struggling to make ends meet have lost their driver's licenses as punishment for their ...

Microplastics—fragments of plastic smaller than 5mm—are accumulating in the environment. They're found in soil, water, food, ...

The money for Westfield, part of the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was on hold, but the city-owned utility ...

Hosts David and Gina home in on how these tiny pieces of polymers became ubiquitous, steps being taken to curb their ...

America hand-drying machines, but its experience illustrates the difficulties involved in tariff-proofing supply chains.

ExxonMobil is investing heavily in advanced recycling technologies, infrastructure, and partnerships aimed at transforming ...

Humanity made roughly 1.7 million tons of plastic in 1950; today, output has ballooned to 450 million tons, dwarfing every metal except steel. Al ...