Under President Donald Trump's leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, ...

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, ...

The talks are mandated to look at the full life cycle of plastic, from production to pollution, but some countries are ...

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first ...

No matter how the plastics treaty talks in Geneva conclude in the next week — deal or no deal, far-reaching accord or ...

Procedural rules for the plastics treaty negotiations say that, for substantive issues, delegates “ shall make every effort ” ...

Talks on forging a groundbreaking treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were floundering Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on what the proposed agreement should ...

With the end of the plastics treaty talks approaching in less than a week, countries warned in a blunt public session Aug. 9 ...

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

Plastics are everywhere—they're even in you right now—and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting ...

Plastics made from petrochemicals account for more CO2 emissions than does aviation, making treaty talks underway this week an opportunity for climate action.

World leaders are in Geneva this week trying to hammer out the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle the plastic ...