July 1 means many things: It's Canada Day, the U.S. is coming up on a long July 4 weekend, summer has fully settled in, and it often marks when new laws take effect. This year is no exception to that ...

Plastic foam must be phased out at a local, state and national level in order to protect the oceans and human health, according to a new analysis. The report by Oceana warns plastic foam, which used ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Foam cups for customers are pictured at the coffee counter of ...

California is beginning to enforce its ban on foodware made from expanded polystyrene, commonly known as plastic foam or Styrofoam. A law passed in 2022 required producers of plastic foam foodware to ...

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Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Oregon on Monday became the 10th state in the U.S. to ban polystyrene foam ...

On a summer Friday in Santa Cruz, a trio of surfers descended the sea stairs to the beach with waxed-up longboards under their arms. Stepping through seaweed on their way to the waves, they bantered ...

Oregon on Monday became the 10th state in the U.S. to ban polystyrene foam food containers, dealing another blow to a plastic whose chemical components have been linked to cancer and nervous system ...