Opinion: This Peeler Did Not Need to Be Wrapped in So Much Plastic
Amazon must become a leader in reducing single-use packaging.
Championing Ecological Health and Environmental Justice in Plastic Action: Q&A with Judith Enck, Founder of Beyond Plastics
A Q&A with Judith Enck about her work as founder of Beyond Plastics.
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act reintroduced, plastics industry ramps up opposition
The bill would ban some single-use plastic products, set recycled content requirements and enact a national EPR program. Critics oppose efforts to suspend permitting for plastic production facilities.
Letter to the Editor: Back the Movement to Escape From Plastic
To protect our bodies and our unborn children’s health, we have a role to play — call your members of Congress and urge them to support the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act.
Plastic particles pass from mothers into foetuses, rat study shows
Nanoparticles found in foetal brains and hearts, but impact on human health is as yet unknown.
Reproductive Problems in Both Men and Women Are Rising at an Alarming Rate
The annual decline in reproductive health is faster than the rate of global warming, and is likely caused by hormone-disrupting chemicals.
Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water
Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in drinking water. Yet no one agrees how to test water for the tiny bits of plastic, or how dangerous they are.
No more babies? The hormone-altering chemicals threatening human procreation
Sperm counts are set to reach zero in 2045, leading scholar Shanna Swan says.
Worn Out: The Fashion Industry's Big Oil Problem
A 2018 study found that textile production releases 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon equivalent greenhouse gases per year, which is more emissions than international flights and maritime shipping combined. And the problem is getting worse.
Environmental advocates call for ODNR public hearing
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources must provide a public hearing on Powhatan Salt Company LLC’s permit applications to carve solution mining wells from the Salina salt formation along the Ohio River in Monroe County, Ohio.
The Nature of Plastics: Explorations at the edge of the artificial
An NGO representative to the UN from the Women’s Book Association spotlights the harm done by plastics on the environment and ourselves.
Climate bill's recycling provisions draw cheers, criticism
Anti-plastics and waste reduction advocates are cheering a major new climate and energy bill in Congress, even as some industry members are critical.
Plastic Everywhere: The Way Podcast
Beyond Plastics’ Alexis Goldsmith talks to The Way podcast about plastics’ effects on the environment and ourselves.
Huge, Global Study of Plastic Toys Finds Over 100 Substances That May Harm Children
The potential health risks of chemicals used in plastic toys have had scientists concerned for years, but new research reveals just how widespread the risk of harm to children remains.
New science on microplastics suggests macro problems
With hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic discarded into the environment over the past few decades, scientists are now learning that what is visible is only the tip of the plastic waste iceberg.
Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations
Plastic pollution and climate change are two prominent environmental issues of our time.
A year into ban, plastic bags still an issue
It’s been just about a year since lawmakers banned reusable plastic bags, but the battle continues.
Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca Tribe Elder, full interview on letter to Congress
Casey Camp-Horinek is an environmental ambassador, elder, and hereditary drumkeeper of the Ponca Tribe in Oklahoma. The Ponca Tribe was one of 257 signatories on a letter urging Congress to address plastic pollution and environmental justice in the next stimulus bill.
Chemicals in plastics damage babies' brains and must be banned immediately, expert group says
Phthalates, human-made chemicals in the plastics we use, are negatively impacting brain development in kids, according to a group of volunteer scientists, health professionals and child advocates.
Opinion: What Are Sperm Telling Us?
Scientists are concerned by falling sperm counts and declining egg quality. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be the problem.