Pollution
Black carbon pollution can reach the placenta, new study shows
Yet another problem associated with pollution.
Plastic pollution is now in the fossil record
Plastic deposits in the soil have increased exponentially sine WWII, doubling every 15 years.
What light pollution is and what we can do about it
It's not like you could just flip a switch and... oh.
Like fossils: half a century of plastics are buried in layers of sediment
It's a depressing hallmark of human activity.
Satellite shows cloud of carbon monoxide pollution from Amazon fires
Consequences of the Amazon fires continue to pop up.
Stormwater could release contaminants to ground and surface water
While giving a sense of cleansing in any city, rainstorms usually cause substances in buildings, streets, and sidewalks to wash off into the drain. This can cause contaminants to end...
Wildfires lock away a ‘considerable amount of carbon’ for centuries, or even millennia
I'll admit it -- I did not expect this.
Rome, the eternal city – of trash
Italy's capital is overflowing with trash and local authorities seem completely overwhelmed.
Air pollution challenges solar power expansion in China
China's pollution is ironically hurting its renewable energy technology.
Stockholm says no to fashion week to explore more sustainable options
A laudable initiative from Sweden.
Research is getting to the root of climate change with bigger, deeper plant roots
"We are incredibly excited about this first discovery on the road to realizing the goals of the Harnessing Plants Initiative," the authors say.
Fishermen want to address the problem of marine litter — and should be involved in cleaning programs
Some encouraging news in a sea of trouble.
The military is the largest emitter in the US Gov’t — in fact, it’s the world 55th largest polluter
War isn't clean, it would seem.
You’re eating a credit card’s worth of plastic each week, study says
We each consume about five grams of microplastics each week.
The ocean has much more plastic than we thought
There's more plastic in the deep than there is on the surface.
Sustainable, edible straws made from wild grass are zero-waste alternative
To make things even better, the straws are also edible.
