Nation May 22 Shein's purchase of sustainable fashion brand Everlane sparks outcry By Liz Landers, Azhar Merchant, Bridget Craig
Nation Jul 24 Watch 6:26 Costs of fast fashion fuel a rise in thrift shopping Americans generated 13 million tons of clothing and footwear waste in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Cutting down those numbers is a daunting task, but some young people are turning to thrift shopping to help the environment and…
Episode Oct 13 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 13, 2018 On this edition for Saturday, October 13, the death toll rises and hundreds still unaccounted for after Hurricane Michael, and how a New Jersey lab is growing a leather substitute. Also, Florida may restore voting rights to 1 million felony… By PBS News Hour
Science Oct 13 Watch 5:44 This leather substitute is grown in a New Jersey lab Modern Meadow, a New Jersey-based startup, is using biotechnology to produce material that looks and feels similar to leather. The company says that producing this leather-like material, made of lab-grown collagen, carries a lower environmental impact than other means of… By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo, Christopher Booker