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New Jersey lawmakers are pushing groundbreaking legislation that would require companies to slash plastic packaging by half over the next decade. The bold plan aims to protect public health while building a cleaner, safer future for Garden State residents.
Over 1,800 volunteers across Santa Barbara County will turn into pollution-fighting superheroes this Saturday, stopping trash before it reaches the Pacific Ocean. Last year, they collected 1.8 tons of litter in just three hours.
Ocean cleanup teams say the smartest way to prevent microplastics is surprisingly simple: grab the big stuff before it breaks down. One bottle removed today stops thousands of tiny fragments tomorrow.
After more than a decade of waiting, one of Europe's largest illegal landfills will finally be cleaned up starting in 2028. The contaminated site in Northern Ireland spans over 100 acres and contains 1.6 million tonnes of waste.
Scientists found a way to completely cancel out climate change impacts on England's largest lake over the next 50 years. The solution could protect swimming spots and wildlife while offering hope for other threatened lakes worldwide.
Cities are using artificial intelligence to detect dangerous "fatbergs" before they grow into 100-tonne monsters that flood streets with sewage. The technology is keeping workers safer and preventing thousands of pollution spills.
British lawmakers are calling for a groundbreaking ban on harmful "forever chemicals" found in everyday items like school uniforms and cooking pans. The move could protect millions from substances that never break down in our environment or bodies.
A growing network of creative devices is catching millions of pounds of trash before it reaches our oceans. From adorable googly-eyed wheels in Baltimore to simple mesh bags in Florida storm drains, these trash traps are turning the tide on water pollution one cigarette butt at a time.
Malaysia just stopped being the world's trash can. The country now completely prohibits electronic waste imports after years of fighting illegal dumping that threatened public health.
The UK just unveiled a comprehensive strategy to tackle PFAS—toxic "forever chemicals" found in everything from school uniforms to frying pans. By 2029, Britain aims to align with EU regulations that could ban all non-essential uses of these persistent pollutants.