PollutionAugust 14, 2019
Airborne Plastic Is Blowing All the Way to the Arctic
Tiny plastic particles have turned up in samples of Arctic snow, pointing to their ubiquity in the environment
How Plastic Became a Plague
Plastic pollution, including tiny bits known as microplastic, permeate the environment, posing a threat to human and planetary health
PolicyJune 1, 2019
Bag Bans Won’t Solve the Plastic Pollution Problem
Policies need to address a deeper, more systemic failure of global recycling systems
PolicyMay 10, 2019
U.N. General Assembly President Sets Her Sights on Plastic Pollution
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés is pushing internal action as well as changes within the U.N.
EnvironmentApril 15, 2019
Microplastics Are Blowing in the Wind
Atmospheric currents are transporting plastic pollution into remote, pristine areas, showing the global nature of the problem
PollutionNovember 12, 2018
Solving Microplastic Pollution Means Reducing, Recycling—and Fundamental Rethinking
New practices, and new chemistries, are needed to end the scourge
EnvironmentSeptember 19, 2018
Mosquitoes Could Carry Plastic Particles into the Food Chain
Microplastics stay in the insects’ bodies from larva to adulthood
EnvironmentSeptember 4, 2018
From Fish to Humans, A Microplastic Invasion May Be Taking a Toll
Tiny bits of plastic have seeped into soil, fish and air, posing a threat to animal and human health
PollutionAugust 20, 2018
Contact Lenses Are a Surprising Source of Pollution
Wastewater contains billions of lenses, which eventually make their way into the environment
PollutionAugust 13, 2018
Earth Has a Hidden Plastic Problem—Scientists Are Hunting It Down
Trillions of tiny particles generated by our plastic-reliant society are polluting environments worldwide
EnvironmentJuly 6, 2018
More Recycling Won't Solve Plastic Pollution
It’s a lie that wasteful consumers cause the problem and that changing our individual habits can fix it
EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2018
Stemming the Plastic Tide: 10 Rivers Contribute Most of the Plastic in the Oceans
The Yangtze alone pours up to an estimated 1.5 million metric tons into the Yellow Sea
EnvironmentJanuary 30, 2018
Where Plastic Goes, Coral Disease Follows
An onslaught of bottles, bags and other litter makes reefs 20 times more likely to get sick. Scientists are scrambling to learn why
EnvironmentOctober 10, 2017
We Need to Kick our Addiction to Plastic
It's time for politicians and CEOs to step up and take action