Earth Month, Hands Off, bathroom breaks, sacrifice zones, rat erotica, and good karma

Our democracy is getting trashed, so let's dive into a different dumpster this time around.

Defending DEI, Google can’t get a date, symbolic straws, terrible tariffs, and plastic mindfulness

LA LA LA, it’s not natural and I’m not freaking out. Also: Climate clairvoyants, hot spots for waste, and a few good things.

Producers pay, packages over people, a palate cleanser, and much ado about plastic.

Parading plastic, helium depletium, Calvin’s frugal words, COP29 cop-out, and getting engaged

Hurricane donations and debris, Big Oil blame, pestilent black plastic, Hank’s kitchen thrift, and sustainable spooks

Sustainable speed, an Olympic failure, stupid plastics, brains, reusable shoes, and trending with less

Presenting Plastic Free July, a snack attack, pinkwashing exposed, balloon buffoonery, a new Hall of Shamer, and a few more goodies.

Serving up pizza and rats, the Shitthropocene age, a testicular bummer, and bans that are boons.

Earth Day every day, plus coffee pods, PFAS progress, a database of shame, Swiss victory, scrappy sewing, and pickle juice.

Bringing you Fresh Kills, the Anthropocene age, AI garbage, and greenwashing in the classroom.

Featuring the Seattle Gum Wall, an origin story inspired by billiards, the classiest trashiest art exhibit, high ambition, and more.

Featuring nurdle hunters, Orwellian vibes in North Korea, fashion on fire, cooking shows, slaughterhouse sewage, water cleanups, and more.

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Thanks to one of my favorite podcasts, "My Favorite Murder," I learned that body farms are research facilities "where decomposition of...

Fail pail: This Halloween, McDonald's is once again offering its Happy Meals in "boo buckets"—essentially another piece of plastic...

Ugh, PFAS, aka"forever chemicals," are seemingly everywhere. The Environmental Working Group has published an interactive map that shows...

I picked up a rusty nail on the side of the road when I was out walking my dog. Unsure how to best dispose of the nail, I did a quick...

This headline will appeal to many of you: Turning off your Zoom camera is much better for the environment (and also less distracting if...