Plastic Pollution

More States Are Banning Balloon Releases—and Why It Matters for Your Health

More States Are Banning Balloon Releases—and Why It Matters for Your Health

For many people, releasing balloons is a heartfelt way to celebrate a milestone or remember someone they love. Watching colorful balloons drift into the sky can feel symbolic, representing hope, remembrance, or letting go. Yet what happens after they disappear from view tells a very different story. Rather than vanishing into the atmosphere, most balloons…

Your Cup of Tea Could Be Delivering Billions of Plastic Particles

Your Cup of Tea Could Be Delivering Billions of Plastic Particles

For many people, a hot cup of tea is a daily ritual associated with comfort, relaxation, and better health. But new research suggests that the very tea bags used to brew that soothing drink may be introducing an unexpected ingredient into your cup: billions of microscopic plastic particles. Scientists have been investigating the growing presence…