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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
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Japanese Scientists Invent Plastic That Does Not Pollute Ocean Water - Instead, It Simply Dissolves
The UNEP previously warned that by 2040, plastic pollution could increase to three times its current levels. Plastic pollution has become one of the major threats to our oceans, rivers, and lakes. Every year, tons of plastic waste enter these...
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Plastic Bag Makers to Pay California $1.7 Million for False Recycling Claims
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Mitsubishi cancels plans for a $1.3B chemical plant in Louisiana's Cancer Alley
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Or...
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Adorable Baby Crab Stuns The World With Its Spiky Charm
The most adorable, silly-looking baby king crab, accidentally collected by NOAA researchers in the Gulf of Mexico, has rightfully become an instant online sensation.
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Scientists finally find a way to recycle plastic indefinitely
Researchers redesigned a hard plastic so it can be broken down and rebuilt.
plasticmag.co.uk
Hilary Cousins returns with new single
Blending folk, indie rock and Americana, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Hilary Cousins creates music filled with bright imagery, thoughtful storytelling and melodies that leave a lasting impr...
plasticmag.co.uk
Brand new single from Melody Briar
Coming from years of studying piano, voice and classical repertoire, Melody Briar writes songs that begin long before the first lyric arrives. The rising songwriter creates music with the patience of ...
plasticmag.co.uk
Luca Mele shares new single "Fly Away"
Across decades of releases, collaborations and live performances, the Canadian vocalist and songwriter Luca Mele has consistently stitched ideas of determination, unity and personal transformation int...
plasticmag.co.uk
System Idle releases debut album
Conceived as a virtual artist, System Idle is a project that imagines a future where emotional numbness has become not a symptom of modern life, but its ultimate product. Against a backdrop of economi...
plasticmag.co.uk
Dance Pop from Fendi Efendi
The music of rising artist Fendi Efendi is shaped by the meeting point of two very different worlds; born and raised in Java, Indonesia, before later settling in the Netherlands as a Dutch citizen, he...
plasticmag.co.uk
Dren McDonald drops ‘Vox Pterous’ EP
For much of his decorated career, Dren McDonald has shaped the way audiences experience music without always standing in the spotlight himself. The San Francisco Bay Area composer, producer and musici...
plasticmag.co.uk
Bog Witch releases new single "Have Much"
Bog Witch creates music in a space where folklore, memory and real life experience gently dissolve into one another. The Atlanta-based project of songwriter Wendy DuMond draws from the emotional intim...
plasticmag.co.uk
INTERVIEW: Alternative Pop from Bailey Bomar
Bailey Bomar’s arrival as a recording artist may be recent but her relationship with songwriting goes back much further. Originally from the small town of Crocker in Missouri, she spent years writing ...
plasticmag.co.uk
Brand new single from The Sonic Travelers
Based in Henderson, Nevada, aptly named The Sonic Travelers is a project whose songwriting is not confined by genre or even seemingly time itself. When creating music, they let the song decide where i...
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Tell Congress: Protect Our Health, Not the Plastics Industry
Corporate lobbyists are back on Capitol Hill peddling a trio of disastrous bills that will make it easier for the plastics industry to pollute our air and water and lie to us about it. Join Moms Clean...
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