The Fix for Food Waste Comes With a Major Catch
Between 30% and 40% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Most…
What’s in your drinking water? Activists want tests for microplastics
Why safety advocates want drinking water tested for microplastics The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new standards for monitoring…
Microplastics have reached one of Earth’s most isolated ecosystems: Indian Ocean animals carried up to 14.7 times more particles than Pacific specimens
Life on Earth isn’t just about the flora and fauna anymore, microplastics have entered the equation deep enough…
Great waste in the Great Lakes
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking…
Congaree River nurdles: Riverkeeper sues Alpek, Eastman
Nurdles break down into microscopic plastic particles that can make their way into humans through the consumption of…
Great waste in the Great Lakes
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking…
As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry downplays dangers
ERIE, Pa. — On an overcast day in this Great Lakes city, semitrucks pulled alongside railcars parked at…
Charleston Waterkeeper intends to sue over plastic pollution
CHARLESTON — The Southern Environmental Law Center sent a letter to three companies and the South Carolina Ports…
Great waste in the Great Lakes
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking…
Which European countries are the largest exporters of plastic waste?
By Inês Trindade Pereira & video by Léa Becquet Published on 15/05/2026 – 10:23 GMT+2•Updated 10:40 Germany was the world’s largest…
Possible culprit for ‘spoonful of microplastics’ in our brain
Life in plastic isn’t so fantastic. While there’s debate over how much is actually in our systems, microplastics…
Scientists Identify Another Contributor to Global Warming—and It’s Everywhere
Microplastics have become a ubiquitous part of our lives, infiltrating the soil, water, and even our bodies. They’re…