Microplastics Are Literally Everywhere
It’s getting harder and harder to avoid plastics. In a study published in Environmental Chemistry Letters last month, scientists in Japan documented how they collected water from clouds at the top of
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Microplastics Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Our Health?
Microplastics are everywhere. Everyday items like clothing, food packaging, cosmetics and car tires shed tiny particles of plastics, which in turn find their way into blood, baby poop, placentas and breastmilk. According
Can Art Help Us Grasp the Plastics Crisis?
Duke Riley started out making maritime crafts, like sailor’s valentines and scrimshaws, entirely out of shells, bones and other natural materials that washed ashore on the beaches of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and
Global Treaty Could End Plastic Pollution, Help Climate
International negotiators at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to cut pollution from plastics, a product that causes climate pollution at every stage of
Formosa Plastics Permit Thrown Out By Judge on EJ Grounds
A Louisiana court threw out key air quality permits for the massive, proposed Formosa Plastics facility in Lousisiana's "Cancer Alley," in a major victory for the community activists who have fought for
Exxon Subpoenaed Over Alleged Role In Deceiving Public About Plastics
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has subpoenaed ExxonMobil, seeking information into the oil giant's efforts to deceive the public into believing the "myth that recycling can solve the plastics crisis." The investigation
UN Body Agrees To Craft Legally Binding Plastics Treaty
UN negotiators agreed on Wednesday to create a legally binding global treaty to "end plastic pollution" by 2024. The agreement, which will cover the full lifespan of plastics, including their production and
Plastics Are Sealing The Planet’s Fate
It’s impossible to imagine modern life without plastics. From the moment the day begins, we are using plastic. It’s in our toothbrushes, our shower curtains and our phones. We use it on
Plastic Pollution Has Increased a Hundredfold in the South Atlantic
Thirty years ago, the ocean waters surrounding British islands in the South Atlantic were near-pristine. But plastic waste has increased a hundredfold since then, and is ten times greater than it was
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How to Turn Plastic Trash Into Art and Cash (VIDEO)
Tinkerers like Anthony Wheeler love finding solutions to the problems they see in the world, like plastic waste on the ground and in waterways — waste that will probably never make it to a
There’s Petroleum Hidden in Your Jeans
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of its famous 501 jeans, Levi’s announced the release of a new plant-based 501 Jean. If you’re slightly confused by this, you’re not alone. After all, a
Can We Dig Our Way Out of the Waste Crisis?
In August 2019, the sprawling Kpone landfill, 25 miles from the center of Accra, Ghana, burst into flames. As the city’s only engineered landfill, Kpone had been collecting cast-off clothing from the
Humans push Earth into critical condition
Human-driven activities have pushed Earth into the “danger zone” for planetary health, according to research that seeks to understand how far people can stress the limits of the world’s ability to handle
Gaza Suffers From Heat, Lack Of Power
Triple-digit heat in the Gaza Strip is exacerbating electricity shortages and residents' frustrations with both Hamas and Israel, Reuters reports. The more-than 2.3 million people living in the narrow piece of land
Is Fast Fashion Making Us Sick?
On a recent spring afternoon, journalist Alden Wicker was examining a neon orange purse at H&M. The price tag read $14.99, but instead of listing materials, it simply said “vegan.” She raised
Goldman Prize Winners Announced
Six activists from around the world were awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, often known as the "Green Nobel Prize," on Monday. Alessandra Korap Munduruku, a leader of the Munduruku Indigenous people in
St. James Residents Sue Over Environmental Racism
St. James Parish residents are suing the Louisiana parish over its approval of multiple polluting petrochemical facilities in two Black districts there. "There is no better example of the afterlife of enslavement
Marine Life Protected Under New Agreement
Diplomats representing more than 190 countries reached a landmark agreement on marine biodiversity protection Saturday night. The deal, 20 years in the making and which must still be ratified by the UN,
Wind Opponents launch ‘Cynical Disinformation Campaign’
Offshore wind opponents along the Eastern Seaboard are weaponizing disinformation about whale strandings in service of their long-held political positions against offshore wind energy. Raising issues around the environmental impacts of clean
Air Pollution From Gas Stoves Worries Public Housing Residents
The recent increase in public awareness over the health dangers posed by gas stoves has left many renters, including those living in public housing, worried about the harms of air pollution released