As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location
Belching smoke from a new plastic waste processing plant in central Ohio has stirred opposition to an even…
After chemical industry lobbying, EPA considers dropping clean air protections for plastic waste recycling
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and…
Europe’s coming energy crunch – POLITICO
“Markets are now grappling with a scenario long discussed in theory but rarely thought of as a legitimate…
Burning Plastic Waste for Household Fuel Endangers Millions
Several global trends are colliding with disastrous consequences for health and the environment, new research warns. Plastic production…
Ultra-processed foods damage health in ways that calories don’t explain
Researchers are getting closer to solving the riddle of how ultra-processed foods (UPFs) harm metabolic, reproductive, and immune…
Bangkok Post – Drastic plastic
In the global fight against climate change, plastics have emerged as both a symbol of modern convenience and…
New transparent window material could cut building energy loss by 50%
In most buildings, windows remain the most vulnerable part of the structure when it comes to energy loss.…
French scientists discover law that predicts how most objects shatter
Fragmentation, the way objects break into pieces, has long intrigued scientists. Researchers have observed that broken objects tend…
The EU’s grand new plan to replace fossil fuels with trees – POLITICO
At the center of the strategy is carbon, the fundamental building block of a wide range of manufactured…
5 Houston innovators and researchers to know August 2025
Editor’s note: Innovators hailing from both Rice University and University of Houston made headlines in August by developing…