EartherGarbageEartherGarbageThe Agency Responsible for Securing the U.S.'s Toxic Nuclear Waste Has Its Work Cut Out for ItExperts and lawmakers attended a hearing to discuss significant funding and staff issues hindering the DOE’s waste…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJuly 13, 2022Comments (7)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageThere's No 'Green' Way to Do Amazon Prime DayWe can't buy our way out of climate change, no matter what sustainability promises companies make.ByLauren LefferPublishedJuly 12, 2022Comments (2)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageSee Plastic in a National Park? Log It on This Website for ScienceAn environmental group wants to collect as much data as possible about litter in national parks.ByAngely MercadoPublishedJuly 8, 2022Comments (1)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageU.S. to Ban Single-Use Plastics in National Parks... 10 Years From NowThe phase-out of plastic is supposed to be complete by 2032, because what's the rush?ByAngely MercadoPublishedJune 10, 2022Comments (7)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageMicroplastics Found in Fresh Antarctic SnowResearchers detected microplastics in 19 samples of snow from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 8, 2022Comments (3)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageEnvironmental Group Sues California Stores Over Un-Recyclable Plastic BagsLast Beach Cleanup alleges that two businesses have misled customers and violated California law.ByAngely MercadoPublishedJune 8, 2022Comments (7)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageWhat You Need to Know About BioplasticsBehind that green sheen, biodegradable and compostable plastics have serious problems.ByMolly TaftPublishedJune 1, 2022Comments (8)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageSee the Island in Maldives Made Entirely of TrashChanges are coming for Thilafushi, where trash has been dumped with abandon for the past three decades.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 17, 2022Comments (10)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageRecycling Pledges From Coca-Cola and Nestlé Are a JokeLofty promises from Big Plastic won't make a dent in ocean pollution, a new report finds.ByAngely MercadoPublishedMay 12, 2022Comments (11)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageThese Rogue Glass Recyclers Want to Create New Sand for Louisiana's CoastGlass Half Full is the only glass recycling facility in New Orleans, and they're producing coarse sand that they…ByAngely MercadoPublishedMay 6, 2022Comments (20)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageThe U.S. Barely Recycled Last YearA new report finds that we're recycling less now than in previous years, thanks to a broken system.ByAngely MercadoPublishedMay 5, 2022Comments (10)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageAn Enormous Landfill Spontaneously Combusted in IndiaFires are still burning in the Bhalswa landfill, exposing residents of Delhi to toxic smoke.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 2, 2022Comments (6)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageWhich Plastics Are the Least Recyclable?Just because something has the recycling label, doesn't mean it actually can or will be recycled.ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 2, 2022Comments (11)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageBill Nye, the Sellout GuyIn a new video, TV's favorite scientist parrots hackneyed lines about "the good people at Coca-Cola" and their…ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 7, 2022Comments (295)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageStarbucks' New Reusable Cup Program Is Actually Years Behind ScheduleThe coffee chain had originally planned to start phasing out disposable cups in 2015.ByAngely MercadoPublishedMarch 16, 2022Comments (8)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageMassive Junkyard Fire Leaves Much of New York Covered in Acrid SmokeThe fire has burned for more than 12 hours. Some residents in New York and the surrounding area are waking up to the…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJanuary 25, 2022Comments (22)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageChemical Production Has Exceeded the ‘Safe Operating Space for Humanity'The world has produced so many chemicals and plastics that it could endanger the stability of the entire planet.…ByMolly TaftPublishedJanuary 19, 2022Comments (4)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageElephants Found Dead With Stomachs Full of Plastic at a Sri Lankan LandfillAt least two members of a herd of endangered Asian elephants died at a Sri Lankan landfill over the weekend after…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJanuary 14, 2022Comments (9)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageThe Fashion Industry May Finally Face Accountability for Its Huge Toxic FootprintNew York is considering a first-of-its-kind law that could impose standards on a little-regulated industry.ByMolly TaftPublishedJanuary 11, 2022Comments (13)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageKeurig ‘Recyclable’ K-Cups Not Quite That Recyclable After AllKeurig Canada agreed to pay a $3 million fine and must also change its packaging and marketing materials, according…ByPhillip TracyPublishedJanuary 7, 2022Comments (39)Save