Even if the jury on microplastics is still out, there is enough evidence of the harmful effects of chemical additives in plastics for the U.N. to act now.

Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs ...

Final negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are underway in Geneva. But with the United States lining up in opposition to Australia and about 100 other nations, hopes are dimming for the ...

Virgin resin production caps remain in the mix in the global plastics treaty talks, but there are signs at the start of the ...

A new study published in the scientific journal Lancet Countdown reveals that the world loses $1.5 trillion annually (Sh193.8 ...

World leaders are in Geneva this week trying to hammer out the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle the plastic ...

Plastics are everywhere—they're even in you right now—and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting over whether that matters.

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...

Countries are negotiating key measures to tackle plastic pollution, including setting targets to cut single-use plastic ...

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet.

Representatives from 184 countries have launched UN-led negotiations in Geneva to draft the first global treaty to combat ...

U.N. negotiators have 10 days to craft a global plastic treaty. Environmental advocates say reaching an agreement to cap ...