There Is No Escaping the Reach of Microplastic Pollution
Plastics have made their way to every corner of the globe.
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Microplastics
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Maine Is the First State to Ban Styrofoam
Maryland, Oregon, Vermont, and Connecticut are also considering polystyrene bans as resistance to single-use plastic increases.
Researchers Discover Microplastics in the Air of the Pyrenees Mountains
According to a new study, scientists found as much microplastic pollution in the air in this remote area as in densely populated cities like Paris.
Microplastic Pollution Is at an All-Time High in Cyprus
The contaminated beaches that researchers studied in the Mediterranean are crucial nesting sites for both green and loggerhead sea turtles.
A Pacific Standard Reading List for World Environment Day
Without action, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's ocean by mid-century.
The Poison in Our Water
As scientists sort out the best way to capture and measure the harmful microfibers that now litter most of the world's freshwater, we have no choice but to keep drinking.
Microplastic Contamination Is Affecting People and Animals in Remote Alaska
Scientists are studying the stomachs of Alaskan seabirds to discover the extent to which plastic pollution is impacting wildlife and human populations in the Aleutian Islands.
Are Microbeads About to Become a Thing of the Past?
The House voted this week to ban microbeads. This is a demonstrably good thing.