environment

Plastic Recycling Is Fake, So What the Hell Am I Supposed to Do?

The vast majority of plastic does not actually get recycled into anything else. Is there anything an individual can do to make a difference?

It’s Literally Raining Plastic. How Screwed Are We?

Microplastics are carried through the rain and water cycle, winding up in rural national parks. Will our tap water stay safe to drink?

The People Who Pick Up Trash While They Run

They’re trying to simultaneously stay in shape and save the world — one trash-filled mile at a time

We Still Don’t Know How to Talk About Wildfires

The burning of the American West defies our powers of description