Period. Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Deputies said three sisters in Forsyth County had heard what they thought was an animal in the woods, and when their father went searching, he found the baby in a plastic bag. [SIGN UP ...

You don't throw them in plastic bags or boxes.” Today, he’s leading a team of archaeologists and Indigenous scholars urging museums around the country to take a more respectful approach to caring for ...