“Reusable water bottle manufacturers claim that their bottles leach less plastic than single-use bottles,” says Sarkar, “but there is no proof.” From his perspective, it’s better to avoid using ...

Staying hydrated is a fundamental part of daily life, yet the choices we make regarding how we drink water have significant environmental impacts. Single-use plastic bottles have become a global ...

It’s all a far cry from the mundane mugs of yesteryear. An early maker of light, plastic water bottles was Nalge, in Rochester, New York, which found that the unbreakable containers it was ...

They removed more than 2,000 plastic water bottles and 4,000 plastic bottle caps, Banayan said. “Based on our plastic findings during beach cleanups alone, it's clear that we need to do something to ...

Consuming water from a plastic water bottle is a normal thing for many to do, but it’s easy to leave that plastic water bottle in the car on a hot day. And that could have serious consequences ...

A bill aimed at protecting the watersheds of Lake Tahoe by banning the sale of plastic water bottles in the basin ... The bill has several more hurdles to clear before making it to the governor's ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.