Plastic colonialism: ‘A stream of plastic debris, stretching miles, is heading towards us’
We may have placed it with good intention in our recycling bins, but it is choking villages, rivers and seas on the other ...
Climate Cosmos on MSN9d
Plastic Pollution and Microplastics
Facts About Plastic Pollution and Microplastics Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our ...
Scientists call on U.S., Canada to confront 'ubiquitous' Great Lakes microplastics pollution
The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...
The Express Tribune11d
Plastic pollution wipes out Kabul river's turtles and Sher Mahi fish
Plastic pollution is particularly harmful because fish and other marine life often mistake it for food. Consuming ...
ASEZ leads major clean-up of polluted Hennops River in global environmental initiative
In a remarkable display of environmental stewardship, around 100 volunteers, including international ASEZ members, removed ...
The Great Lakes have long faced pollution threats. The latest might be the most insidious.
When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...
The Daily Star13dOpinion
Who will save our villages from plastic pollution?
It is evident that plastic pollution is no longer an urban problem alone. Slowly, our villages are dying because of plastic ...
Rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted, raising serious concerns
Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in ...
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D.C.’s proposed bottle bill aims to tackle high-profile pollution in Anacostia River
Bill sponsors say a bottle bill could help alleviate pollution that has long affected communities of color. It calls for a 10 ...
Harrogate Advertiser5d
New warning over 'toxic cocktail' of sewage, chemical and plastic pollution in Harrogate's rivers
A major three-year programme to map the full scale of pollution problems in Harrogate's becks is being launched as part of ...
Mexican startup tackles plastic waste by converting it to fuel
A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels ...