Ritvik Manicka hasn't finished high school yet, but he may have figured out how to mitigate plastic pollution in some of our rivers. The Grade 11 Bishop Reding Secondary School student in Milton ...

(NEXSTAR) – Each year, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes hundreds of schools across the country as National Blue Ribbon Schools. But what exactly does this prestigious title even mean?

For the past couple years, the United Nations has been negotiating a plastics treaty — a binding agreement that could set firm limits on plastic production, establish commitments to reducing ...

The 18-mile stretch of highway spans from NC-55 Bypass Apex to the I-40/I-42 interchange in Garner. "It's definitely going to expedite our travels to that side of Raleigh and Garner," said Ryan ...

In a report published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers from Kyushu University have for the first time, provided a clear numerical target for global efforts to tackle marine plastic pollution.

Twenty-one New York schools — including 16 in the Big Apple — were recognized Monday by the federal Department of Education as “Blue Ribbon” stand-outs for their academic achievements.

Construction Co. said Monday. That milestone opened the two-year-old construction process’s six-month home stretch. Sustainable Beef has scheduled its ribbon-cutting ceremony for 2 p.m. on March ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco Paper or paper?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

If not for the privately run school in the community that charges low tuition and allows underprivileged parents to pay school fees with used plastic bottles, the children would have no access to ...