Pollution Wins

Circular economy pilot projects show hotels can reduce waste and costs

German hotels cut 423 kg of single-use plastic and 4.6 tons of waste in pilot tests.

Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming

Juneau can't stop glacier floods, so it built a way to see them coming.

Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge

India's power-sector CO2 stayed flat for two straight years for the first time in 50 years.

As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience

Rooftop solar keeps a Ukrainian door factory running through Russia's winter blackouts.

The Surprising Math That Makes EV Charging 30% Cheaper — and Privacy-Safe

Coordinating just 3 charging hubs makes EV charging 30% cheaper and cuts emissions 25%.

Adaptive crystal can selectively capture CO₂ and recognize similar molecules

A new crystal can reshape itself to trap CO₂ and tell nearly identical molecules apart.

BBC Audio | What in the World | How do we get plastic out of our oceans?

A truckload of rubbish hits the ocean every minute — and teams are fighting back.

Greenhouse gas benefits of agricultural irrigation far outweigh emissions costs, study finds

Irrigating US crops avoids 363 times more emissions than it creates.

Fertilizer study reveals where the world can boost food production and cut pollution

Regions that overused fertilizer for decades are now cutting back — and food output stays strong.

Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using light

A greenhouse gas 15,000x stronger than CO2 can now become valuable drug ingredients using just

New Low-Waste Chemistry Method Breaks Down Tough-to-Recycle Plastics - UT News

Plastic that never recycled before now dissolves like a sugar lump, giving back reusable fibers.

NASA-backed scientists turn plastic waste into edible cookies

Yeast turns plastic bottles into edible, 3D-printed cookies packed with protein.

More than a tonne of plastic cleared from Isles of Scilly beaches

16 volunteers hauled 1.3 tonnes of plastic off 9 remote Scilly islands in 3 weeks.

Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean | ScienceDaily

Bacteria living 2 km deep in the ocean have evolved enzymes that can digest PET plastic.

The Hidden Mountain Every Country Climbs on the Way to Clean Energy

Every European country follows the same "complexity mountain" to reach clean energy.

A federal judge just told Trump there’s no ‘emergency’ to justify keeping a Michigan coal plant open

A judge ruled there's no emergency to justify forcing an aging Michigan coal plant to keep

Compost microbe yields enzyme that tackles polyurethane foam and nylon

A compost heap held the best enzyme for breaking down stubborn polyurethane plastic.

Electrical pulses convert PFAS waste into valuable silver fluoride

Scientists turn toxic firefighting foam waste into a useful chemical used in manufacturing.

Seasonal forecasts could give northern India months of warning before severe winter air pollution

Forecasts could now predict deadly winter smog months before it hits northern India.

Breaking down shoe foam by genetically tweaking a microbe found in compost

A compost microbe's enzyme, genetically tweaked, chewed up 1.4% of a shoe sole's plastic in 3 days.