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State-level packaging laws are evolving rapidly, often in response to environmental concerns or shifting consumer expectations. These state laws ...

Last August, I learned of a new study that revealed that the human brains studied were nearly 0.5% plastic by weight. Let ...

In the wind-swept town of Khanke in northern Iraq, a fragile tree stands as a quiet symbol of resilience. Its slender trunk ...

Second- and third-grade students at the Academy worked together to create the blankets, which were made out of fleece, their ...

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The 18-month clock is now ticking for businesses to comply with California’s Senate Bill (SB) 343, also known as the “Truth in Recycling” law, ...

From a childhood marked by hunger to running one of the world’s largest waste management plants, the activist fights for the ...