Tiny plastic pellets called nurdles are a major source of global pollution, littering waterways, harming ecosystems and threatening marine life. But plastic pellet pollution is preventable, according ...

On Tuesday, vets will operate to remove a pellet that shattered the leg of a 13-year-old cat. We've been following the story of Samson since last weekend. His family couldn't afford surgery after ...

Democrats in Washington have put a provision mandating tougher regulations on pellet discharge from plastic factories in the $715 billion fast-track surface transportation spending plan that the U.S.

SARNIA, Ont. - A southwestern Ontario humane society is asking for the public's help in identifying those responsible for what they're calling a "horrific animal cruelty" case. Sarnia and District ...

New EU regulations could cut plastic pellet pollution by 74%, but exemptions for smaller companies and reliance on self-reporting raise concerns that loopholes may undermine efforts to stop billions ...

BRATTLEBORO — Police determined a projectile lodged into a victim's abdomen earlier this month was a pellet. In a news release issued Monday, the Brattleboro Police Department said the 43-year-old ...

Look on the side of a highway sometime and you might see them. Or along the railroad tracks or a stream. Maybe even between your toes at the beach. Tiny pearl-shaped pieces of plastic, known as ...