Unbreathable air could be driving plastic pollution — and your stomach is to blame
We have to tackle air pollution, not only because of our health
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In an ongoing, burning climate crisis, Exxon Mobil plans surge in emissions, leaked documents show
Exxon Mobil planned to increase its annual carbon-dioxide emissions by as much as the output of the entire nation of ...
Newly-discovered enzyme cocktail paves the way towards infinitely recyclable plastic
Less trash and cheaper stuff? Sign me up.
Pollution is impairing the growth of trees in Siberia and the Arctic
That can't be good.
Pollution and climate change are driving ill-health across Europe, report finds
Europe needs more green and blue spaces to improve health and the environment.
Air pollution can contaminate your heart cells with metal nanoparticles from infancy
Good air is key for a good, healthy body.
A steep traffic toll in NYC would reduce traffic and pollution, study finds
There could be a solution for one of the most congested cities in the world.
Nanoplastics can contaminate plants, making them smaller, shorter
Plastic waste could impact our crops.
Half the world’s population are exposed to increasing air pollution, study shows
It is a threat to public health and economic progress
In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not
They might be small, but these mussels shoulder tremendous responsibility.
The coronavirus cleaned our air — it might clean the waters, too
Cleaner air might make for cleaner waters, too.
Half of all Americans breathe dangerously polluted air, and climate change is making it worse
A new report warns nearly five in ten people live in areas with unhealthy ozone or particle pollution.
Pollution Popsicles highlight our water pollution problem
These artists collect and freeze sewage water. It may not be delicious, but it serves an important cause.
Even underground ecosystems are being influenced by humanity
New research in Sicily has found human-associated bacteria in underground caves.
A new model developed to estimate how ocean acidity evolves over time
"Ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate 10 times faster today than any time in the last 55 million years," ...
Bangladesh’s waters are heavily contaminated with medicine, pesticides, and other chemicals
Contaminants ranged from antibiotics to fire retardants.
NASA data shows dramatic pollution drop in the US
The air is clearing up because we're staying home.
Coronavirus crisis might trigger biggest drop in CO2 emissions since WWII
This breather is not of our choice, though. After the pandemic is over, we should expect as a surge in ...
Italy’s coronavirus response shows pollution decrease from satellite
As mankind is battling the respiratory illness, the planet takes a cleaner breath of air.
We’ve significantly underestimated how much methane humanity emits
"Most of the methane emissions are anthropogenic, so we have more control," the authors say.