“Claiming plastics are driving climate change disregards the immense role plastics play to combat climate change,” Ross Eisenberg, president of America’s Plastic Makers, wrote in a statement.

World Turtle Day aims to raise awareness about the struggles turtles face and to highlight their important role in the ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily ... which can harm humans and animals if large amounts are ingested over time, research shows. Meanwhile, the plastic industry rejects some of this research.

World Turtle Day serves as a reminder of our own duty to safeguard these slow but incredibly important inhabitants of our ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young Amazonian manatee, glides around a small plastic pool. When he surfaces for air ...

As green journalists, we are all too familiar with what climate anxiety, climate doom, and even environmental existential ...

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Animals often find themselves entangled in or ingesting plastic waste, which can have fatal consequences ... Asian Black Bear Image via Depositphotos Black bears play a crucial role in their ecosystem ...

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Plastic pollution harms animals like seabirds, sea turtles, and fish, causing injuries, starvation, or poisoning. Sea turtles often eat plastic bags, thinking they are jellyfish. This can block ...