Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An employee holds plastic pellets in a production area of a company. The European Union has hashed out new regulations aimed at ...

Today, the Council adopted the regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets into the environment, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament. The new regulation aims to ...

A new report highlights the scale of environmental pollution tied to the plastic pieces, prompting calls for a clampdown on discharges into waterways. Environmentalists are re-upping their calls for ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Local community leaders are working to raise awareness of plastic pellet pollution, a problem that remains prevalent in the Charleston area. Advocates from the Public ...

Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in zebrafish larvae. Researchers warn that unknown and toxic additives make ...

Three Rivers Waterkeeper looking for plastic pollution in the Ohio River, in Monaca, Beaver County, Pa. Environmental groups and the state Department of Environmental Protection have reached a $2.6 ...

A Beaver County plant accused of spilling harmful plastic pellets into local waterways will pay millions in penalties and be forced to redesign its entire operation. "This comprehensive settlement is ...