The rules require all plastic packaging to be recyclable or compostable by 2032. Nobody — not the advocates, not the producers — thinks that's going to happen the way the law is written.

Soil-steel culverts combine corrugated steel shells with compacted earth backfill to create versatile, flexible structures for vehicular, pedestrian and hydrological applications. Their structural ...

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The Iran war’s effect on fuel prices is easy to see, not least in the climbing numbers on gas-station signs. Less visible is the disruption cascading through another part of the fossil fuel–based ...

Nearly every American consumer staple, from fresh produce and baked goods to household supplies and medical equipment, has been packed at some point in lightweight, flexible plastic sacks, known in ...

President Donald Trump said Thursday that gasoline prices are "not very high." A Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters showed that 65% of U.S. voters blame Trump either "a lot" or ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest consumer price report late last week, its first batch of fresh data since the start of the Iran war, providing an in-depth look at how energy ...

How much is gold per ounce today? As of April 16, 2026, at 8:05 a.m. ET, the spot price of gold was $4,820.46 per ounce, according to the latest market data. That's down 0.25%, a decline of $12.01 ...

Stock markets held their recent gains on Thursday, as oil prices crept higher, with investors expressing guarded optimism that diplomatic talks could yield a peace deal in the Middle East. The S&P 500 ...

The price of oil continued to rise on April 16. That had not hit the gas pumps ... yet. Continuing a slow -- trickle -- down, the average price of a gallon of gas dropped a couple of more pennies. Oil ...

The time might be right for underused capacity in the plastics recycling sector to come back to life. Instead of waiting years to build new plants, the market can scale output quickly by increasing ...

The Iran cease-fire dealt oil prices a historic tumble on Wednesday. As of the afternoon settlement in futures markets, benchmark Brent crude was down 13% to $94.75 a barrel. That's the largest ...