Pollution & Waste Books

World Wide Waste
by Gerry McGovern
Review
Toxic Legacy
by Stephanie Seneff
Review
The Probiotic Planet
by Jamie Lorimer
Review
After Cooling
by Eric Dean Wilson
Review
Plastic: An Autobiography
by Allison Cobb
Review
Count Down
by Shanna H. Swan, Stacey Colino
Review
Grand Transitions
by Distinguished Professor Emeritus Vaclav Smil, Vaclav Smil
Review
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
by Bill Gates
Review
Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret
by Catherine Coleman Flowers
Review
Superman’s Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis
by Erin Brockovich
Review
Mill Town
by Kerri Arsenault
Review
Fighting Pollution and Climate Change
by Richard W. Emory, Jr.
Review
The Story of More
by Hope Jahren
Review
Embracing Sufficiency
by Joseph Stadtmiller
Review
Inevitably Toxic
by Brinda Sarathy, Vivien Hamilton and Janet Farrell Brodie
Review
More From Less
by Andrew McAfee
Review
On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal
by Naomi Klein
Review
Inconspicuous Consumption
by Tatiana Schlossberg
Review
Every Breath You Take: A User’s Guide to the Atmosphere
by Mark Broomfield
Review
Choked: The Age of Air Pollution and the Fight for a Cleaner Future
by Beth Gardiner
Review
Clearing the Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution
by Tim Smedley
Review
Manual for Survival
by Kate Brown
Review
The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy
by Anna Clark
Review
Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World
by Andrea Barnet
Review
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow’s World
by Charles C Mann
Review
Faster, Higher, Farther: The Inside Story of the Volkswagen Scandal
by Jack Ewing
Review
Finite Media: Environmental Implications of Digital Technologies
by Sean Cubitt
Review
Science Calling: Climate, Environment, Energy: (there is hope)
by Vladimir Panjkovic
Review
Lab Girl
by Hope Jahren
Review

Articles

Mussels are disappearing from the Thames and growing smaller – and it’s partly because the river is cleaner
Magnetic material mops up microplastics in water
Air pollution cools climate more than expected – this makes cutting carbon emissions more urgent
Dead crustaceans washing up on England’s north-east coast may be victims of the green industrial revolution
Researchers Find Benzene and Other Dangers in Gas Piped to California Homes
More Than 57,000 U.S. Sites Likely Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals’
We studied 40,000 pieces of litter to find out where it all comes from – here’s what we discovered
How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn’t going away soon
Undersea nuclear waste dump off Cumbria would imperil marine life, experts warn
Novel crystal puts greenhouse gas in a bind
Congo peat swamps store three years of global carbon emissions – imminent oil drilling could release it
Methane emissions reach new highs despite pandemic – they are four times more sensitive to climate change than first thought
Dangerous Viruses Can Survive in Fresh Water by Clinging to Plastic Waste, Study Finds
Climate crisis: even temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage to Earth’s species
Measuring AI’s Carbon Footprint
Cosmic dust from Venus is inspiring new air pollution-busting technology
Plastic-eating worms offer solution to waste crisis
Curbing Air Pollution Could Majorly Boost Crop Growth, Study Finds
Do wood burners add to air pollution in cities? Yes, say citizen scientists
Plastic pollution: European farmland could be largest global reservoir of microplastics
Air Pollution Can Mean More, or Fewer, Hurricanes. It Depends Where You Live.
ESA’s Space Environment Report deems space usage unsustainable
A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll
Extreme air pollution hampering India’s solar electricity generation
Farewell, forever chemicals: Researchers aim to eliminate PFAS for good
Black carbon pollution from tourism and research increasing Antarctic snowmelt, study says
Ultrafast technology could slash carbon capture costs
Oil firms’ climate claims are greenwashing, study concludes
Methane Levels Hit New High, While the Cause of Rising Emissions Remains a Mystery
Low-carbon plastic recycling process developed using ‘supercritical’ water
Toilet taboo: we need to stop being squeamish about recycling human waste
Large Permian Basin Methane Leaks Are Causing As Much Climate Pollution as 500,000 Cars
EU Nuclear Waste Organizations Conclude Deep Borehole Disposal Great Option For Nuclear Waste
Health Risks of Smoke and Ozone Rise in the West as Wildfires Worsen
Bugs Are Evolving to Eat Plastic, Study Finds
AI soil sensors to help farmers curb fertiliser use
How measuring emissions in real time can help cities achieve net zero
China ‘Modified’ Weather for Communist Party Celebration
Trillions of microplastic particles could be entering the atmosphere, study finds
Water filter that uses milk protein to catch arsenic achieves positive results in Peru
Microplastics May Be Impacting the Climate, Study Finds
Sunlight transforms plastic into tens of thousands of new compounds
Why the changing colour of our streetlights could be a danger for insect populations
Fracking and poorer surface water quality link established – new research
These Nanojars Can Capture Dissolved Carbon Dioxide From Water – And They Can Help In Reducing Pollution
Repairing ozone layer is also reducing CO₂ in the atmosphere – new study
Photocatalyst couples denitrification and water splitting to manage nitrate pollution
Using graphene foam to filter toxins from drinking water
Silicone wristbands detect chemicals harmful to pregnancy
Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution