Negotiations aimed at forging a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting ...

Even if the jury on microplastics is still out, there is enough evidence of the harmful effects of chemical additives in plastics for the U.N. to act now.

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...

A 22-page draft document prepared by the INC, containing 32 articles, will serve as the basis for negotiations ...

As over 100 countries push for a reduction in plastic pollution, the US urges countries to reject global plastic treaty talks.

Final negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are underway in Geneva. But with the United States lining up in opposition to Australia and about 100 other nations, hopes are dimming for the ...