A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in Carteret County, and the probable cause of death points to a plastic bag found in its stomach.

An curved arrow pointing right. A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed. The company sources raw materials from seaweed farms, which can provide ...

As the country’s economy developed, plastic bag use had become ubiquitous. Retailers gave them out for free, and because they were thin and tore easily, many consumers would throw them out in ...