Environment
EU Proposes Ban on Plastic Straws, Utensils
May 29, 2018, 1:34 pm EDT
The EU is proposing a ban on some everday household items in a bid to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans.
McDonald’s Keeping Plastic Straws
May 29, 2018, 12:41 pm EDT
McDonald’s rejects proposal to phase out plastic straws at the chain’s 37,000 restaurants.
New Jersey Man Takes Drone Surveys of Beach Trash
May 27, 2018, 11:27 am EDT
A New Jersey man is helping take aerial surveys of the trash that gets washed up on the beach.
Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs Offers Climate Change Cautionary Tale
May 25, 2018, 11:22 am EDT
Killing off the dinosaurs wasn’t the only way this asteroid changed Earth.
Study: Curbing Climate Change Could Save $30 Trillion
May 24, 2018, 3:50 pm EDT
A new study finds that by keeping warming to the toughest Paris agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, we could save $30 trillion by 2100 than if we met the 2 degrees Celsius goal.
Plastic Waste Is Making Coral Sick
May 24, 2018, 2:45 pm EDT
A recent study found that human mismanagement of plastic waste is contributing to the decline in coral reef health.
Are Humans Giving Animals Cancer?
May 23, 2018, 3:53 pm EDT
A new study suggests humans may be polluting so much, we’re giving animals cancer.
EPA Shoves AP Reporter from Summit on Drinking Water Contamination
May 23, 2018, 3:15 pm EDT
The EPA bars three organizations from national summit on drinking water contamination, even forcibly shoving an AP reporter out of the EPA building.
Study: Oil and Coal Plants Shut Down, Premature Birth Rate Falls
May 23, 2018, 3:08 pm EDT
A new study finds that when oil and coal power plants were shut down in California, premature birthrates in the area declined.
Boaters Find Plastic Pollution in the Middle of the Ocean
May 23, 2018, 1:37 pm EDT
The world’s plastic pollution problem has reached a terrifying new level.
