Fast Fashion: Cute Clothes and Our Planet, Health and People — You Can Have It All
These clothes didn’t just wash up. Our wasteful consumption practices sent these clothes to this landfill in Ghana, which is similar to thousands of others globally. Credit: Muntaka Chasant, Shutterstock …
Take Action: Plastic-Free Challenge for February
Credit: Plastic-Free Challenge By Shelby Ganske, Alliance intern from University of Minnesota Duluth ‘23 Plastics are here, there and everywhere. We’ve long been disturbed by plastic litter and ocean pollution, …
Good News: Historic victory for tribes and salmon as EPA will restrict toxic chemical 6PPD in tires
Coho salmon returning from its years at sea to spawn, seen near the Suquamish Tribe’s Grovers Creek Hatchery. Credit: K. King We are excited to share some great news following …
Bad News: Tires are poisoning us and their microplastics contaminate our water — what we can do
Tire emissions vastly outweigh more easily measurable tailpipe emissions. Did you know that 78% of ocean microplastics are synthetic tire rubber? Credit: Jim Allen, FreightWaves By Kaitlyn Scanlon, Alliance Intern …
Bad News: Japanese scientists find microplastics are even in clouds and contributing to climate change
People walk under dark clouds along a beach in the United States in 2023. Credit: Kevin Lamarque, Reuters By Kaitlyn Scanlon, Alliance Intern from Oregon State University ’26 Ever heard …