A cleaner future for tires: Scientists pioneer chemical process to repurpose rubber waste
Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. In the ...
Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
WELLSTON, Okla. — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she'd found a slice of heaven. In a town of ...
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New method destroys toxic ‘forever chemicals’ and recycles scarce fluoride
Researchers hope to solve the issue of “forever chemicals” while recycling valuable fluoride — tackling two environmental ...
Our car tires are poisoning salmon—and maybe us, too
Scientists have learned that particles from car tires are a leading culprit in salmon declines in the Pacific Northwest—and ...
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Coca-Cola’s World With Waste
Coca-Cola has a plastic problem. Oceana’s report projects The Coca-Cola Company’s plastic use will exceed 9.1 billion pounds ...
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North Carolina’s Cape Fear River Is a ‘Forever Chemical’ Hotspot—What Does That Mean for Its Birds and People?
Amid mounting global health concerns about PFAS, communities living along the waterway must grapple with how contamination is ...
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Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste
Alaska Community Action on Toxics filed a complaint to the United Nations in its effort to clean up toxic waste in Alaska.