Science May 27 The UN wants to drastically reduce plastic pollution by 2040. Here’s how By William Brangham, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn
Nation Aug 27 5 Stories: An underwater volcano creates a new island off Japan, customs officials confiscate thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and other stories you missed An Ivory Coast painter turns discarded flip-flops into art, new research suggests chemicals in household products are linked to 900,000 premature deaths each year and artist Josephine Baker is posthumously honored at Paris’s Pantheon. Check out these stories and others… By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin
Science Nov 26 Watch 4:42 How innovation and small steps can help us solve The Plastic Problem On Wednesday night, PBS will air a one-hour special report, “The Plastic Problem,” that examines how our global dependence on plastic has created one of the biggest environmental threats to our planet. Amna Nawaz hosts the program, and she joins…
Making Sen$e Nov 26 Investors see untapped potential in Asia’s plastics problem Investors are starting to see opportunity in what they consider an overlooked sector: waste management in Southeast Asia. By Gretchen Frazee