If you’re looking to decorate for Halloween, but don’t want to stray from your current home style, check out these classy and ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided bans on single-use plastics such as straws and bags.

Alan Halaly’s Sept. 21 piece, “Experts sound alarm on water,” alerts us to the concerning issue of a depleting water supply. But that’s not all to take away from this article. I would like to know how ...

Plastic is being found in excessive levels in our Great Lakes fish. Chelsea Rochman, a microplastics researcher and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Toronto, has ...

I’ve been wanting to cut down on plastic use in my daily life for a long time now. Not only is it wasteful — most plastic will stick around for hundreds and even thousands of years — but there have ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The public isn’t too thrilled about that. About a third of Americans polled by PBS, ...

Two Washington State University economists recommend the state drop its ban on single-use plastic bags. Thicker reusable plastic bags actually increase plastic waste in the environment, they found.

At this point, the dangers of single-use plastic are well-documented, but Phys.org recently reported that an expert believes water bottle-related risks to human health remain "dangerously understudied ...

In 1957, 92 percent of American children were potty-trained by 18 months of age. Four decades later, that number had dropped to just 4 percent. Why are we potty-training our children so much later ...

To the Editor: An open letter to Bernie Sanders: Bernie, when you spoke to seniors in Brattleboro you described what Israel is doing in Gaza as “horrible” and “terrible” while refusing to use the term ...

Today’s economic calendar has a light schedule that may not drive significant market moves. At 2:00 PM ET, the FOMC Meeting Minutes for July will reveal recent policy discussions, followed by Fed’s ...

I have seen a lot of discussion (which is good!) about the lack of Centro's park-and-ride shuttle to the New York State Fair this year. Dominic Gambaiani lives in Auburn. Aside from minor edits for ...