The study, aptly titled "It is Raining Plastic" and published by the U.S. Geological Survey, looked at rainwater found in different parts of Colorado, including Rocky Mountain National Park, and ...

Tiny plastic shards, beads and fibers were found in about 90 percent of rainwater collected at various locations in Colorado, including the peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park, according to a ...

The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, says thunderstorms heading toward Columbus bring risk of flooding in some ...

In this district in northern Pakistan flanked by soaring mountain ranges and glaciers, plastic shopping bags are now illegal. In late April, the provincial government banned their “use, purchase ...

Last fall, U.S. Geological Survey scientists completed separate research on rainwater around metro Denver and in Front Range mountains that detected microscopic bits of plastic in more than 90% of ...

There's so much microplastic pollution out in the world that it's now accumulating in rain clouds and pouring down onto the Earth. Gregory Weatherbee, a scientist from the US Geological Survey ...

Wielding hair dryers, they heated and peeled labels from a waist-high pile of discarded plastic electric meters. The […] Skip to content. All Sections. 62°F. Friday, June 27th 2025 ...

Humans generate a lot of plastic waste – more than 400 million metric tons a year. Plastic products have been propelling our quality of life forward for over a century, from keeping food fresh ...

Tiny fragments broken down from larger pieces of plastic have already been found in rivers, lakes, oceans and in agricultural soil. But very few studies of wind-borne microplastic have ever been done.

January’s entry in Walking Mountains Science Center’s Sustainable Film Series, “The Story of Plastic,” will screen for free at the Riverwalk Theater in Edwards on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 3:30 and ...

HUNZA, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In this district in northern Pakistan flanked by soaring mountain ranges and glaciers, plastic shopping bags are now illegal. In late April, the ...