The original ban, adopted in 2018, created a loophole for local businesses, which allowed them to distribute thicker, ...

The bill also would require landlords and home-sellers to disclose flood information to buyers and prospective tenants.

Beaufort County looks to close a loophole in a 2018 ordinance banning plastic bags and extend the ban to include disposable Styrofoam food containers.

Here’s a common scenario you might have encountered: You’re at the grocery store, your cart filled with items, only to discover at the checkout counter that they either charge for bags, or they don’t ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

Until recently, I never considered myself to be a politically active individual. I consider mine an American story, driven by little more than hard work and perseverance – lessons that were taught to ...

The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.

The Massachusetts legislature advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill April 8 that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags and charge a fee for paper bags at store ...

Source: Shayna Bassi, a UK Recycling intern and communication science and disorders senior in the College of Health Sciences, ...