pollution
Scientists Found Microplastics Deep Inside a Cave Closed to the Public for Decades
A Missouri cave that virtually nobody has visited since 1993 is contaminated by high levels of plastic pollution, scientists found.
Kids Tell Us What They Think 2050 Will Be Like
We spoke to kids aged 8 to 11. They're still looking forward to flying skateboards.
The Mediterranean Sea Is Dying, According to People Who Depend on It
Rising temperatures, plastic pollution and marine die-outs – the Mediterranean is under unprecedented stress, and fishermen are taking notice.
This Paradise Nation Actually Has Some of the World’s Most Polluted Water
New Zealand’s expanding dairy farming industry is filling its waterways with nitrates, and it’s making people sick.
Delivery Drivers Share What It’s Like Delivering in Hazardous Wildfire Smoke
Drivers are delivering through Canadian wildfire smoke with coughing fits, low visibility, and no protection from their company.
Millions of People Are Getting Sick From This Country’s Toxic Air
This year’s “haze season” in Thailand saw 2.4 million people visiting hospitals for health problems linked to air pollution.
Animals Are Using Rafts of Plastic Garbage to Colonize the Open Ocean
Coastal animals such as mollusks and crustaceans are making a home on the high seas using heaps of trash from humans, a new study has found.
16 Children Died Within Days. Experts Blame This Megacity’s Toxic Air.
Karachi was breaking world records of pollution when the children died.
Scientists Destroyed 95% of Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Just 45 Minutes, Study Reports
Using hydrogen and UV light, scientists reported destroying 95% of two kinds of toxic PFAS chemicals in tap water in under an hour.
The Host of COP27 Is One of the Most Polluted Countries in the World
Egypt is hosting the UN climate summit, even though its own air and water supply is putting the health of millions at risk.
Rainwater Everywhere Now Considered Too Toxic for Safe Consumption, Study Finds
Harmful chemicals called PFAS can be found even in remote regions of Tibet and Antarctica.
Biden’s Bold Plan on Plastics Bans Them From National Parks... in 10 Years
If the order ever takes effect at all.