Plastic

It’s time to overhaul the chemical industry — for the sake of fenceline communities and the rest of the planet.

From plastic pollution to extreme weather and the extinction crisis, the year ahead promises tough fights, enormous challenges and critical opportunities.

Conservationists, activists, scientists and other experts offered their insight into the year’s most pressing issues.

With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.

A new podcast puts BIPOC storytelling front and center in working for solutions to the plastic crisis.

Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.

A journey to one of the most beautiful places on Earth — which sits next to one of the most polluted — reminds us that art can help conserve.

A rise in container-ship accidents adds to the growing marine plastic pollution problem and poses risks to ocean health, wildlife and mariners.

Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.

A new study reveals that certain kinds of fish are more likely to have ingested plastic — including hundreds of species people depend on for food.