After decades of humanity using plastic in an impossible range of products — and then dumping many of them in our streets and waterways — our environment is full of microplastics. These tiny bits of ...

Bottled water may be more convenient, but there are a few important reasons why it's no longer worth it in our modern world.

So, you think you’re an environmentalist? You think you are doing everything in your power to do your part and fight climate change? But, you may be wrong. I was. Up until the beginning of the ...

A scientific review of more than 140 studies found that people who rely on bottled water ingest far more microplastic particles each year than tap water drinkers — by a wide margin. Stacey Leasca is ...

Growing mistrust of tap water has helped turn bottled water into a global staple, even in countries where public supplies are among the most rigorously tested. Marketing has positioned bottled water ...

Growing mistrust of tap water has helped turn bottled water into a global staple, even in countries where public supplies are among the most rigorously tested. Marketing has positioned bottled water ...

Researchers tested spring, groundwater, and purified bottled waters against local tap to see how treatment shapes the byproducts that emerge — and the differences were striking. A new study found that ...