
From Wisconsin to Capetown: The first International Plastic Pellet Count
In May, Environment America Research & Policy Center, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and our partners organized the first International Plastic Pellet Count.
FedEx owns and operates more than 5,000 facilities with thousands of acres of rooftop space, but has not publicly announced a goal or plan to install solar on those roofs.
Clean water to drink and clean air to breathe; healthy lakes, rivers and forests; sources of energy that don’t pollute and never run out — all this should be the heritage we leave to future generations.
In May, Environment America Research & Policy Center, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and our partners organized the first International Plastic Pellet Count.
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Americans threw away 5.7 disposable vapes (or e-cigarettes) per second in 2023, up from 4.5 per second as reported in 2022. In other words, nearly 500,000 disposable vapes were tossed each day in 2023, according to data from the CDC Foundation. This relentless stream of electronic waste isn't just alarming—it's extremely hazardous and entirely preventable.
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I feel very lucky. I have the great fortune of doing work that allows me to overcome that sense of helplessness that can accompany seeing all of these problems in the world. And I get work alongside my role models -- the changemakers who know that what the world needs more than anything are great organizers for the right causes.Danielle Melgar, Food & Agriculture Advocate