On Aug. 23, a class action lawsuit was filed alleging that some leading PVC pipe manufacturers exploited supply chain disruptions to fix prices and overcharge their customers for PVC municipal water ...

Take advantage of rods in any closets used for storage in your home. Use extra clothes hangers to store wreaths, baskets, ...

SIGN UP to get delicious recipes, handy kitchen hacks & more in our daily Pop Kitchen newsletter 🍳🍔 What made Pizza Hut so special in the '90s was the atmosphere as much as the food. The smell of ...

I normally cover my gardenias with old bedsheets then a plastic tablecloth when we have freezing rain or snow, but this year it slipped my mind. Will they recover? They look wilted but the stalks are ...

Illinois fashion designer crafts wedding dresses with precision and personal touch ...

Discover a few of the longtime favorite Italian restaurants in the Des Moines metro, featuring cozy classics and signature pastas.

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste? And why do single-use items still pile up in takeaway restaurants, shops and the environment? Single-use ...

That’s a wrap on harmful plastic? Microplastics — which slough off larger plastics — plague everything we touch, from our food to our cleaning tools, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and ...

Plastic pollution has proven stubbornly resistant to quick fixes. Even so-called biodegradable plastics often linger in the environment, breaking down into microplastics that spread through ecosystems ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...