Environment
The World in a $1.5 Trillion Plastics Crisis
Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to human health and the planet, with far-reaching consequences that affect individuals from infancy to old age. According to a recent report published in The Lancet, plastic production has increased over 200 times since 1950 and is expected to almost triple by 2060, reaching over a billion tons annually. […]
Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” Migrant Detention Center Concerns
Florida has embarked on an ambitious project to build a migrant detention center in the Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” despite concerns about the potential environmental impact. The facility, to be constructed on the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, will hold up to 1,000 migrants and is expected to cost around $450 million […]