What Is Plastic Overshoot Day 2026 and Why Does It Matter?
The world just blew through its plastic budget for the year, again. Here's what Plastic Overshoot Day actually means, plus one swap that helps.
Small, consistent eco choices that add up — progress over perfection.
The world just blew through its plastic budget for the year, again. Here's what Plastic Overshoot Day actually means, plus one swap that helps.
New research shows microplastics can cross a placenta model and shift hormones. Here's what one toxicologist changed during her own pregnancy.
Fewer than 150 wild elkhorn corals are left in Florida. This August, a dozen women-led labs tried something new to change that.
It's not one hot week making headlines on two continents — it's months of small deficits catching up at once. Here's what that actually means for you.
You've probably wondered if your recycling actually does anything. A new women-led campaign — and the data behind it — says sorting right changes everything.
A new report just put a number on what a lot of us already feel every heat wave — and it's not small.
New research says composting cuts climate impact up to 99%, but plastic can sneak in too. Here's the fix.
Amazon deforestation just hit its lowest point in a decade. Here's why that's real, and why the women tracking it aren't celebrating yet.
A scientist just built plastic that destroys itself in six days with no microplastics left behind. Here's how, and why it matters more than another straw ban.
Two weeks into Plastic Free July and already slipped? Here's the data on why it still counts.
Philadelphia just declared a heat emergency and named pregnant women high-risk. Here's the simple heat plan doctors want every woman to have.
One load of laundry can shed 700,000 microfibers. Six low-lift changes that actually keep them out of the water, starting with your next wash.
While we're scrolling, a crew of women is sailing the South Pacific tracing plastic back to the brand it came from. Here's the bit that's actually for us.
Small, consistent eco choices reduce waste, conserve resources, and protect the world we love for future generations.