Tagged With Pollution

President Trump said the US has 'the cleanest air in the world'. Here's the reality, according to an air quality scientist.

Hilary Brueck

A former arsenic-contaminated rail yard in Florida is being turned into a giant park — take a look

Peter Kotecki

There are more cigarette butts in the world's oceans than any other type of garbage

John Walsh

Starbucks is rolling out paper straws at some of its stores starting in September

Bryan Logan

Air pollution is so harmful to the brain that it can hurt verbal and maths test scores — and it gets worse as people age

Kevin Loria

An environmental group is testing giant floating pipes to clean up oceans

Alexandra Appolonia, Grant Eizikowitz

This 'aquadrone' swims through the water to collect waste

Alexandra Appolonia

Why plastic straws suck

Emma Fierberg

Jakarta's government officials have covered up the city's massively polluted 'black river' with a mesh net to hide its smell ahead of the 2018 Asian Games

Kelly McLaughlin

This Australian invention by two surfers automatically sucks rubbish from the ocean

Chris Pash

McDonald's is scrapping plastic straws in one of its biggest markets -- and the US could be next

Tom Murray

The best and worst countries in the world when it comes to air pollution and electricity use

Dave Mosher, Skye Gould

A whale died after swallowing 80 plastic bags in Thailand

Rosie Perper

An artist created these terrifying travel posters of national parks in the US after they've been destroyed

Rafi Letzter

This reusable straw collapses to fit on your keyring and 'will last a lifetime'

Charlie Floyd

The 14 most polluted cities in the world are all in one country

Mark Abadi

Earth just hit a terrifying milestone for the first time in more than 800,000 years -- and it could be bad news for cities

Leanna Garfield

Why you should never release your pet goldfish into the wild

David Anderson, Shira Polan

Scientists accidentally discovered a mutant enzyme that could help the world eliminate plastic waste

Alexandra Ma

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is bigger than we thought

Chris Pash