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Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds
September 28, 2023

Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds

Photo: Getty Images When contemplating the emissions from road vehicles, our first thought is often about the various gases coming out of...

Fiberglass – An Overlooked Aquatic Pollutant
September 19, 2023

Fiberglass – An Overlooked Aquatic Pollutant

From garbage gyres that choke aquatic life to microplastics that accumulate in the human body, plastic pollution in the ocean is a huge problem. People are...

Red Hill: Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi takes to the streets.
September 13, 2023

Red Hill: Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi takes to the streets.

Thousands of people were poisoned by the US Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, yet over 100 million of...

Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.
August 22, 2023

Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.

Photo: The Brandt Cattle Company feedyard in Southern California’s Imperial Valley composts dry manure in an open field, a process...

Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction
August 17, 2023

Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction

A new system will be able to clear a football field every five seconds. Photo: Tens of thousands of pounds...

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