Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. The issue of plastic pollution in ...

Under Armour is going full-throttle on drastically cutting back on microfiber pollution and it appears to be paying off. The activewear company has been awarded a SEAL Business Sustainability Award in ...

While microfibers were once considered a “niche sustainability issue,” the Microfibre Consortium (TMC) said, it’s clear that textile’s fiber fragmentation directly contributes to environmental ...

Experts say small changes at home can significantly reduce microplastic pollution. Here's our guide to lowering microplastics ...

A heat map showing the distribution and concentration of fibers from the test blanket in 14 plots that were sampled. The bigger and darker the circle, the more fibers were found at the test location.

This advancement is aimed at addressing the issue of microplastic pollution stemming from the shedding of synthetic textiles. The development of REPREVE enhanced by CiCLO technology is the result of a ...

The average human may ingest as much as a credit card’s worth of plastic each week. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong wants to change that. This month Tong led 16 attorneys general in urging ...

The fight to keep tiny pollutants from reaching the dinner plate might start in the laundry room. Innovators are coming up with tools to keep tiny pieces of thread that are discharged with washing ...

The amount of synthetic microfiber we shed into our waterways has been of great concern over the last few years, and for good reason: Every laundry cycle releases in its wastewater tens of thousands ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The fight to keep tiny pollutants from reaching the dinner plate might start in the laundry room. Innovators are coming up with tools to keep tiny pieces of thread that are ...