By Hyejune Park and Cosette Marie Joyner Armstrong A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to a new report, the U.S. secondhand clothing market is projected to more than triple in value in the next 10 years – from US$28 billion in 2019 to US$80 billion in 2029 – in a […]
By Julia Conley As the American public awaits a new coronavirus aid package and at least one in five small businesses expect to close by the end of 2020 due to economic hardship, government watchdog Accountable.US and the HuffPost revealed Sunday that at least five companies which were previously fined for pollution violations received millions […]
A national park in Thailand has come up with an innovative way to make sure guests clean up their own trash: mail it back to them. Thailand’s Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa issued a stern warning to visitors of the country’s Khao Yai National Park last week. “I will pick up every single piece of your […]
What is the environmental footprint of your favorite pair of blue jeans? A new study indicates it might be quite large. The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters Wednesday, found denim microfibers had infiltrated all the way to the Canadian Arctic Ocean. Researchers say it’s a telling example of the extent of human-generated […]
By Kathleen Schuster In the weeks since Beirut’s deadly chemical blast, residents have been sweeping up the broken glass and wiping down surfaces caked in dust. And it’s this dust that some say poses a major threat to the city. “The most dangerous thing” right now, according to Greenpeace’s Middle East and North Africa program […]
The full extent of the damage wrought by the storm formerly known as Hurricane Laura will only continue to grow as the weakened storm continues inland and pollution from petrochemical plants and other industrial sites is discovered. More than 1,400 active oil wells sit in the path Hurricane Laura carved through Louisiana’s coastline, some of […]
Environmental regulators across the country granted more than 3,000 requests from polluting oil and gas operations, government facilities, chemical plants, and other facilities to stop pollution monitoring and other procedures intended to protect human health and the environment, an expansive two-month AP investigation revealed. For a deeper dive: AP For more climate change and clean […]
By Max G. Levy In seabird after seabird, Anna Robuck found something concerning: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, lurking around vital organs. Max G. Levy is a freelance science journalist. He writes stories about the environment, public health, basic science, and how technology shapes policy. Reposted with permission from The Revelator.
By Luke Montrose If I dare to give the coronavirus credit for anything, I would say it has made people more conscious of the air they breathe. A friend texted me this week after going for a jog in the foothills near Boise, Idaho, writing: “My lungs are burning … explain what’s happening!!!” A wildfire […]
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