This year, Earth Overshoot Day—a day that marks when in the year we've used up more resources than the Earth can replenish in 12 months—is due to fall on August 1st. That’s a day earlier than last ...

Many of the synthetic materials used in stretch jeans today are derived from petroleum. When these garments are put through the wash, they shed microplastics, which can pollute waterways and end up in ...