Plastic

The connection between war and environmental destruction is on full display in Putin’s invasion. Plus, other news you won’t want to miss.

The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?

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.