Earth’s lungs are choking on plastic and smoke – scientists hope to unblock them
Spring is dawning in the northern hemisphere, where most of the planet’s green land is situated. Trees are unfurling leaves ...
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The alarming truth: Only 9% of the world's plastic waste gets recycled
The world is facing a plastic crisis, with millions of tons of plastic waste generated every year. Despite efforts to increase recycling rates, the reality is grim: only 9% of the world's plastic ...
CT lawmakers revive debate over banning single-use plastics, polystyrene
It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...
NC Dept. of Environmental Quality reminds people it’s illegal to burn trash
With fire season starting, officials with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Air Quality Division wants ...
The Ghats of Delhi: Sacred, yet struggling to survive
In this series, HT takes a look at the complicated relationship that the Capital shares with the Yamuna as it journeys ...
Plastic pyrolysis: Chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.
America’s ports have labored to clean up pollution. Will that continue?
America's ports have long struggled with dirty air that chokes nearby neighborhoods and jeopardizes the health of people living there.
Persistent organic pollutants associated with higher blood pressure in teens after weight loss surgery
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic ...
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What we know and what we can do about Dhaka’s deadly air
From 25th January 2025 to 23rd February 2025, IQAIR data shows Dhaka’s air was unhealthy for 18 days, very unhealthy for 15 ...
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Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking, heating in slums
POOR people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers. Waste plastic is plentiful and highly flammable. So it’s ...