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As our most basic essential, water is central to everyday life. Yet the most convenient ways to access water can be harmful to our bodies, our planet—and are not all that convenient. We believe that drinking water should be: clean, simple, and sustainable. Rocean.

A new filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial production. phys.org/news/2021-09-filter…

The constant struggle for clean water is still being fought in many American cities. Lead pipes had tainted Newark’s drinking water. Now it is close to replacing nearly all those lines. #cleanwater nytimes.com/2021/08/11/nyreg…

Without a doubt, water is the most abundant resource on Earth. After all, it covers over 70% of the planet - yet despite this we are facing a looming crisis as a species. The lack of clean drinking water. bbc.com/news/business-578476…

In the global move to replace plastic packaging, seaweed represents an untapped opportunity. waste-management-world.com/a…

A new study calculates the waste generated by N95 usage and suggests possible ways to reduce it. news.mit.edu/2021/covid-mask…

Plastic pollution is a global problem and it’s reaching such proportions that we may not be able to reverse its harmful effects unless we drastically reduce the amount of plastic waste that makes its way into the environment. sustainability-times.com/env…

The Summer is here! Please when taking advantage of the outdoors be aware of your environmental impact. Make sure to dispose of your trash appropriately or use re-usable containers. sustainability-times.com/env…

How global warming is being made worse by single-use plastics. scmp.com/comment/letters/art…

The oceans are our greatest shared resource, for this year's World Oceans Day please take a look at this article and see how you can help drive the conversation for a more sustainable healthy planet. theconversation.com/world-oc…

"Time is running out for the strong action which we need now." As temperatures keep rising researchers around the world are scrambling to raise the alarm. bbc.com/news/science-environ…

UK government officials are feeling the pressure to get a new environmental bill through parliament. The bill contains a ban on exports of plastic waste to developing – or non-OECD - countries. theguardian.com/environment/…

Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the climate crisis and creating an environmental catastrophe, new research reveals. theguardian.com/environment/…

"The legislation approved on Thursday would authorize funding to shore up the nation’s water systems, particularly in rural and tribal communities that have long been neglected and suffer from poor sanitation and unclean drinking water." nytimes.com/2021/04/29/us/po…

“Nature in America is in trouble and Americans across the country are seeing and feeling the impact." insideclimatenews.org/news/0…

Scientists found that 80 percent of plastic waste is distributed by more than 1,000 rivers, not simply 10 or 20. They also found that most of that waste is carried by small rivers that flow through densely populated urban areas, not the largest rivers. nationalgeographic.com/envir…

We may have just figured out a way to make plastic part of an energy future. inverse.com/innovation/scien…

Paving way for plastic waste to become road construction material. straitstimes.com/business/pa…

"The Covid-19 lockdown has produced the quietest year for the world’s oceans in recent memory" theguardian.com/environment/…

Scientists have discovered a few mushrooms that eat plastic over the years, and while some are incredibly rare, others can be found in your local market. An interesting approach to the plastic waste problem. treehugger.com/mushroom-that…

This ergonomic paper cup was designed to reduce plastic waste generated by to-go coffees.  yankodesign.com/2021/04/11/t…