SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new effort is underway in San Francisco to clean up litter while curbing pollution. San Francisco lawmakers today unveiled legislation to ban "plastic straws." And not just ...

I’ve never thought of myself as an environmentalist. Common sense just seemed to dictate when it came to matters of littering. It wasn’t naturally occurring in nature so it seemed a bit odd to dump it ...

Scientists from N.C. State University released 40 GPS-tracked plastic bottles into Marsh Creek in Raleigh in April and May 2025 to study how litter travels. This is a part of a larger NOAA-funded ...

POLLUTION FROM LITTERING is getting worse in Ireland, with cigarette butts and chewing gum the main culprits, according to new research from the government. The results of the 2024 National Litter ...

Cigarette ends are the most littered item anywhere,” Cllr Rebecca Hardie told Nettlestone and Seaview Parish Council last week.

Haryana State Pollution Control Board has decided to impose heavy fine on those throwing garbage at public places. Environmental compensation Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000 will have to be paid by violators.

Settlements supporting the remediation and conservation of the Illinois River Watershed total over $30 million.

Laurel Hill Park recently highlighted some common “good” bugs … and one big bad one. No, it’s not the Spotted Lantern Fly recently seen in numbers in the park. This bad bug is arguably an even greater ...