Opinion: 'Progress for the city doesn’t only come from attracting big name companies and potential new jobs, it must also ...

Want to help our national parks get even better? Here's how you can volunteer to keep them clean and take part in some ...

Remember the movement to eliminate plastic straws? While it hasn’t solved our massive plastic problem, it was a major ...

Groups like SCCF are calling this a "bad" bill, as they say it would prevent local governments from implementing regulations ...

Just after the Oregon Senate approved a bill to significantly expand the rights of foster children in the state last week, ...

Paper straws are out at the Department of Justice. Also banned: Dijon mustard, flimsy paper napkins, and the word ...

LANSING — The warden of a Michigan prison can be sued for alleged training failures in a case where corrections officers gave a plastic bag to a mentally ill and suicidal prisoner who then used ...

Tyler Venema was found unresponsive in his cell in 2017 after officers gave the mentally ill inmate a plastic bag. In a 2-1 opinion, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said the warden can be ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Online fashion retailers delivered 941 million plastic bags to UK shoppers last year alone, equating to 2.6 million bags every day, widening the ...

Online fashion retailers delivered 941 million plastic bags to UK shoppers last year alone, equating to 2.6 million bags every day, widening the gap between high-street and online retail in ...

A dolphin in North Carolina died after ingesting a plastic bag. A necropsy found no food in its stomach, only a knotted plastic bag. Experts urge people to reduce plastic use to protect marine life.