This photo's real, but doesn't show 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'
In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...
The Baltimore Banner1d
Trash incinerators may still lose subsidies, but advocates worry about ‘stealthy’ tactics
Environmentalists have pushed for years to no avail to end the state’s subsidy for trash incinerators, which burn garbage to ...
UN Environment Programme8d
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
Oleg Zaitsev strides across a factory floor in Almaty, Kazakhstan as a row of workers sort through old circuit boards and ...
Pass bill to cut plastic pollution and reduce waste in WA
A bill in Olympia would make Washington’s recycling system transparent, accessible to more people, and cut out plastic and ...
Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Pyrolysis breaks down plastic and generates potentially useful oil − but it’s not a silver bullet for the planet.
NC Dept. of Environmental Quality reminds people it’s illegal to burn trash
With fire season starting, officials with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Air Quality Division wants ...
A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that poisoned ...
Waste incineration is not clean energy.
Studies have demonstrated conclusively that burning trash carries significant adverse environmental consequences, especially for people living nearby.
Opinion
Join in to tell state officials Fresno must not be a dumping ground for waste | Opinion
Commentary: State officials have “not conducted any meaningful environmental review or public health studies to assess the consequences of this plan.” ...