Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, students at both Central High School and Central Freshman Academy will be required to ...

Peoria Public Schools has approved a new plan that would require students at the middle school level and above to have a clear backpack for the upcoming school year.

Peoria Public Schools is considering a clear bag policy for middle and high school students to improve safety and reduce contraband items, with final approval of the policy expected at the Board ...

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opening a bottle or unwrapping a piece of deli meat could be adding tiny plastic ...

Your lunch might be feeding you a mouthful of microplastics with each bite. Here are some microplastic-prone foods that you ...

At 90 years old, arthritis forced Mary Bilkie to step away from her volunteer duties with the Elks Feeding Empty Little ...

Columbia police are revealing new details about the unsolved case of Virginia 'Ginger' Davis. Police say on the morning of ...

Researchers measured micro- and nanoplastics in such food and drink products as beer, canned fish, rice, mineral water, tea bags, table salts, take-out foods and soft drinks. Here's what they found.

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have ...

Although animal-assisted therapy is still relatively uncommon in China, it has been gaining recognition in recent years ...

Living near heavily microplastic-polluted waters along the United States coastline may significantly raise the risk of ...