plastics

Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and requiring shoppers to bring reusable bags or pay a small fee

Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with pristine white sand beaches that are teeming with life. But on the ground, there’s a different scene: plastic, pollution and death. With virtually no predators, Midway is a haven for many species of seabirds and is...

Companies across the world are moving quickly to bring to the market hamburgers and other meat products that are grown from animal cells in a lab. This month, Israeli-based company Future Meat Technologies raised $14 million to build a production plant for its cultured meat products, joining several dozen other start-ups poised to launch their first commercial products within the...

The Beacon Falls Fire Marshal’s Office is asking anyone with residential surveillance video near Rimmon Hill Road to contact them after a fire at a former meat-packing facility on Thursday.

President Donald Trump sought to take credit Tuesday for the construction of a major manufacturing facility in western Pennsylvania as he tries to reinvigorate supporters in the Rust Belt towns that sent him to the White House in 2016. Trump visited Shell’s soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, which will turn the area’s vast natural gas deposits into plastics. The facility,...

One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire on Peck Street in New Haven that has displaced seven people.

Starting this week, Stop & Shop will eliminate single-use plastic bags at checkout at all store locations in the state.

Fire consumed a home in Hebron on Saturday.

A police cruiser caught fire in New Haven Saturday afternoon.

The world’s oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path, a new study says. Every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) that the world’s oceans warm, the total mass of sea animals is projected to drop by 5%, according to a comprehensive...

Divers off the coast of Florida can now visit an underwater art museum.

Derby High School was evacuated Wednesday morning after a portable heat source caught fire during a teacher appreciation breakfast.

“Aquaman” is clean-shaven. Actor Jason Momoa on Wednesday released a video in which he shaved off his signature beard and mustache in order to promote recycling. He started by saying farewell to his “Game of Thrones” and DC characters Drogo and Arthur Curry. Momoa said he thought he last shaved in 2012.

To help the environment by cutting down on non-compostable plastics, many people have begun saying no to plastic straws and are bringing reusable bags to the grocery store instead of accepting new plastic ones. But many more small steps like those can be taken. “There are so many simple changes you can make at home,” says Melissa Ozawa, features and...

Hawaii would be the first state in the U.S. to ban most plastics at restaurants under legislation that aims to cut down on waste that pollutes the ocean. Dozens of cities nationwide have banned plastic foam containers, but Hawaii’s measure targeting fast-food and full-service restaurants would make it the first state to do so. The liberal state has a history...

Crews battled a house fire on Route 148 in Killingworth on Monday morning.

Silver Sands State Park in Milford will reopen Friday after a fire Tuesday destroyed three buildings that were part of a multi-million dollar construction project.

A fire has destroyed three buildings that were part of a multi-million dollar construction project at Silver Sands State Park in Milford and the park is closed as officials investigate the cause of the fire.

Firefighters responded to a fire at a used auto parts business on Old Turnpike Road, according to the Southington Fire Department.

Officials are investigating the cause of a fire at a hotel in East Windsor on Saturday morning.