Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic ...

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Researchers have found that AI-related emissions could soon rival that of all the cars in California. AI electricity consumption could cause asthma deaths to spike by over one-third in the next six ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...

San Diego Coastkeeper's 2025 Mission Bay Water Quality Monitoring Report has found that pollution levels remain high in ...

Suncor Energy is facing new scrutiny from state and federal environmental regulators due to alleged air quality violations at its Commerce City refinery. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and ...

Maryland has a pollution problem. A recent report from the Sierra Club reveals that over the past several years, residents across Maryland have lived with rising levels of ozone pollution that violate ...

The Tijuana River has for decades been plagued with pollution from Mexico, fouling beaches near the U.S.-Mexico border with raw sewage. The group American Rivers has ranked the Tijuana River the ...

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Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only ...