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Plastic Pollution

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling. What should you do instead?

  • May 25

'Under Pressure': A San Francisco artist's SOS to save the planet

  • Apr 22

Stanford teams tracking the path of microplastics

  • Oct 20, 2025
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New study of SF Bay fish confirms concentrations of PFAS

  • May 21, 2025

Ships sent to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch return to SF

  • Sep 6, 2024

UC Berkeley chemists discover new way to break down plastics

  • Aug 30, 2024

People seen in viral video dumping trash in Florida ocean

  • May 1, 2024

Earth Day aims to raise awareness about health risks of plastics

  • Apr 22, 2024

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SF scientists testing water to find invisible microplastic particles

  • Jun 25
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'Under Pressure': San Francisco artist's exhibit in Chicago is an SOS to save the planet

  • Apr 22
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Stanford teams tracking the path of microplastics from source to sea

  • Oct 20, 2025
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New study of SF Bay fish confirms concentrations of PFAS

  • May 21, 2025
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Ships sent to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch return to SF

  • Sep 6, 2024
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UC Berkeley chemists discover new way to break down plastics

  • Aug 30, 2024
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South Bay students hold rally to end fossil fuels: Here's a look at Bay Area Earth Day events

  • Apr 20, 2024
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Researchers find Great Pacific garbage patch teeming with life

  • May 1, 2023

Latest Stories

South Bay students hold rally to end fossil fuels: Here's a look at Bay Area Earth Day events

Young activists are calling for climate action. The Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition helped organized a rally on Friday that is part of a global youth-led movement to end fossil fuels.

  • Apr 20, 2024
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Researchers find Great Pacific garbage patch teeming with life

Scientists say one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet has become a substitute environment for dozens of species, generating questions about what this means for the ocean and the coast.

  • May 1, 2023

Bay Area celebrates Earth Day 2023 with action and activism

The Bay Area was showing love for the planet on this Earth Day. From picking up trash to raising awareness about the environment, people were out in force today.

  • Apr 23, 2023

Indiana recycling plant fire is out; plant had been cited for hazards, smoke poses health risks

After firefighters spent two days battling an inferno fueled by plastics in eastern Indiana, the fire has been fully extinguished, officials said.

  • Apr 14, 2023

Food waste filling up US landfills, creating most harmful greenhouse gas, EPA data shows

The most common material sent to landfills is food. Here's what you can do to help reduce food waste at home.

  • Apr 12, 2023