Plastics
As Deadline Looms, Advocates Call Plastics Treaty Draft ‘Nothing Short of...
Brad Reed
Aug 13, 2025
"The process has been completely captured by swarms of fossil fuel lobbyists and shamefully weaponized by low-ambition countries," said the CEO...
Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on...
A Dead World, Plastic-Wrapped to Preserve Freshness
If people who try to steer clear of plastics are still thoroughly enmeshed in them, what does that say for everyone else? And how...
The Biggest Delegation at Plastic Treaty Talks? Plastic Industry Lobbyists
"Allowing fossil fuel and petrochemical companies to exert their influence in these negotiations is like letting foxes guard the henhouse," said one campaigner.
By Julia...
Climate Change: Stats on Trends, Views, and Strategies
Jul 29, 2024
Temperatures across the Earth are hitting new highs, with the latest reports indicating that 2024 could surpass 2023’s record-breaking heat worldwide. The...
Plastics, dioxins and paracetamol are key players in decline in male...
For the first time, a study ranks the chemicals most harmful to human sperm quality.
By Stéphane Foucart
June 10, 2022
The rapid decline in...
Polar Bears’ Diet Is 25% Plastic, Russian Scientists Say
Nov. 26, 2019
Plastic waste makes up one-quarter of polar bears’ diet as climate change pushes them closer to human settlements, Russian scientists...
Latin America and the Caribbean bids good-bye to plastic bags
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On 30 May, Chile became the first South American country to approve a nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags, garnering congratulations from around the...