These Sunglasses Are Made From the First Ever Batch of Plastic Waste Recovered by the Ocean Cleanup Project
Since Boyan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup recovered the first load of garbage from the GPGP, they have managed to turn the trash into treasure.
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Toxic Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Fell Across India, Russia, and China Last Year-Dropping 6% Globally
The emissions of the toxic gas sulfur dioxide (SO2), emitted by smelting and burning coal and oil, have fallen across the 3 largest produces.
Underwater Roomba-Like Robots Helping Humans Will Never Run Out of Power Thanks to New Mobile Docking Station
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can now return to mobile docking stations to recharge batteries, thanks to new Purdue U. research.
'Dramatic' Plunge in London Air Pollution Since 2016, When Mayor Cracked Down
Harsh restrictions on emissions and travel by Mayor Sadiq Khan inside London has seen air pollution fall in the capital by 90% or more.
In 24 Years California Has Cut Toxic Air Pollution By 78%, Resulting in 82% Fewer Attributable Deaths
Despite diesel fuel use rising over the last 30 years, California's air particulate levels, pollution, and attributable deaths have all fallen
Italy Bans Cruise Ships from Entering Historic Venice City Center
Announced on Wednesday by the Italian Cultural Minister, cruise liners will no longer be able to enter the Giudecca Canal in Venice's center.
Software Exec Walks 12 Miles Every Day in D.C. to Pick Up Trash During Pandemic
Billy Adams started a pandemic ritual of picking up several bags of litter along daily walks through Washington, DC.
Federal Judge Blocks Further Oil And Gas Extraction on Ohio's Only National Forest
A federal judge blocked new oil and gas leasing and fracking in Ohio's Wayne National Forest-a popular recreation area in the vast state.
Coldplay Adopts a Barge That Plucks Plastic Out of the River -Before it Flows to the Ocean
Coldplay partners with The Ocean Cleanup project to sponsor a river going vessel called The Interceptor to pull out plastic trash.
Federal Judge Orders Record Penalty Against Exxon for Thousands of Clean Air Act Violations
A U.S. District Court judge punished ExxonMobil with a fine in Baytown, Texas—the largest yet imposed in a Clean Air Act citizen suit.
In Rare Bipartisan Agreement on Climate, U.S. Senators Forge Plan to Phase Out Use of a Potent Greenhouse Gas
Hydrofluorocarbons, a class of coolants are under fire from both Democrats and GOP senators in an amendment that would ban the greenhouse gas.
Mexico City With 9 Million People, Joins China By Enacting New Ban on Single-use Plastics and Straws in 2021
Since January 1, there's been a ban on single-use plastics being used in Mexico City, a capital with a population of over 9 million.
Volunteers Remove 9,200-lbs. of Trash From One of the Dirtiest Rivers in the US
In a weekend cleanup, volunteers with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful dug out 9,200 pounds of trash from the banks of the Tennessee River.
Hawaii Group Sets Record For Largest Haul of Plastic Removed From The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Ocean Voyages Institute made history this week, removing 103 tons of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
See Paris's Long Overdue Upgrade to Iconic Champs-ílysées Boulevard With An 'Extraordinary Garden'
Visit Paris in 2030, and you should find that the iconic Champs-ílysées boulevard has been turned into an 'extraordinary garden'.
Insert This On Your Bike Wheel to Filter the Air Pollution While You Cycle
Rolloe is an air filter fitted to the front wheel of you bicycle and removes CO2, NO2, and particulate matter from your city air.
Air Pollution Laws May Have Saved Over 1.5 Billion Birds in American Skies, Finds New Cornell Study
Countless lives have been saved over 40 years since pollution regulations were signed into U.S. law—but they've also saved millions of birds.
Plastic Straws and Single-Use Bags Vanish From China as Ban Kicks In
In the first phase of the new plastic ban in China, plastic straws and single-use bags are no longer allowed in the country.
Ralph Lauren Gives Competitors New Way to Dye Cotton, Uses 90% Less Chemicals, 40% Less Energy and Half the Water
Ralph Lauren and Dow have developed a way to significantly reduce the amount of water, chemicals, and energy needed to dye cotton.
New Hydrogel Tablet That Can Purify a Liter of River Water in an Hour
Scientists at the University of Texas have created a hydrogel tablet that can rapidly purify contaminated water.
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