Despite good intentions, New Jersey's single-use plastic bag ban has led to a surge in plastic consumption, contradicting its ...

Assemblyman John Azzariti Jr. (R-Bergen) announced on Monday legislation to repeal the law that restricts businesses from ...

Families and environmental advocates say the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s plant proposal in Newark would be just one ...

Recent studies reveal micro and nanoscale plastics in soil and water increase toxic chemical absorption in plants and human ...

Trump's executive order ending the plastic straw ban could go into effect in 45 days. The reversal would only apply to federal regulations; states like New Jersey, where legislation has already ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...

President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal ...

Micro-nanoscale polystyrene co-exposure impacts the uptake and translocation of arsenic and boscalid by lettuce (Lactuca ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human ...

spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became the movement's poster child. Bans or restrictions on plastic straws were passed in dozens of ...