Researchers sound alarm over ominous 'clouds' looming over cities: 'Their behavior … remains poorly understood'

The study said that once inhaled, microplastics and nanoplastics can carry additives, absorbed chemicals, and pathogens into ...
Scientific AmericanOpinion

America’s Air Is About to Get Dirtier—And More Dangerous

The Clean Air Act has saved millions of lives, but the EPA will stop calculating those benefits for at least some proposed ...

Prenatal and early-life pollution exposures may influence childhood blood pressure patterns, study finds

A child's blood pressure may be influenced by exposure to air pollution before and shortly after birth, according to a study ...
PlasticsToday

Coca-Cola’s Plastic Use Surges, Raising Environmental Concerns

Coca-Cola plastic packaging jumped 21% since 2019 to 7.95 billion pounds in 2024 raising environmental sustainability ...

Some of China’s Biggest Cities Exist In the Shadow of Plastic Clouds, Scientists Say

A new study analyzed atmospheric concentrations of microplastics and nanoplastics, and found that there are likely two to ...
Mother Jones

Scary Findings on Microplastics in Our Bodies May Be Flawed. That’s Good—and Bad.

An expert review published in the Lancet in August called plastics a “grave, growing and underrecognised danger” to human and ...

Very little plastic being recycled in California as state efforts falter

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...
The Cool DownOpinion

Researchers issue warning after discovering 'invisible' threat to coastal cities: 'This rewrites the script'

"For coastal cities, this rewrites the script on typhoon risk," Nafea wrote. "Beyond wind and water, storms now bring an ...