Environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit over thousands of pieces of plastic pellet pollution that washed up on Sullivan's Island beaches last summer, saying a company that transports the ...

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 ...

Huge numbers of tiny plastic pellets have been washing up on the beaches of Galicia in Spain, much to the dismay of residents. Millions of the tiny plastic beads, also known as nurdles or mermaid ...

The beautiful beaches of Sri Lanka are a little more white and a lot less beautiful after a cargo ship carrying 76 metric tons of plastic pellets caught fire, spilling the resin out into the ocean and ...

BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Some European Union lawmakers are pushing to strengthen a planned law on microplastics pollution, after millions of plastic pellets washed up on the coast of Spain's ...

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. KDKA-TV's Shelley Bortz reports.