Many revelers are either unaware – or refuse to admit – that there’s a problem that needs to be dealt with

The industry has long spun the message that we're the ones responsible for pollution. Those days are now over

Microbeads, found in many cosmetics, are the latest addition to the marine plastics problem

I had just lost 200 pounds. I was in the best shape of my life. Then a throbbing pain turned everything upside down

Phthalates, common in plastics, have been linked to infertility and other mass public health issues

This toy would be totally fun if it weren't made of small poisonous beads.

Other states may not be far behind as the common cosmetic compound is clogging up countless lakes and rivers

There's nothing like a breast pump to get you in touch with your bovine side.

Conservation groups and farmers alike see a financial incentive to keep carbon-storing woodlands intact

Docs make mistakes, but proposed regulations to make them talk about it won't change that scary fact.

Can violet-tinted goddess-worshipping power beads bring Al Gore the success he so craves?

I happened to get the cancer that was intriguing to a bunch of geniuses, and I got it at exactly the right time

A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art highlights the meaning and mess of language

So what's the cruddiest gift you got? In honor of the holiday, the members of Salon's community, Table Talk, share their trashiest treasures.

My portable insulin pump never strays from my side, but I feel more human with the technology than without it.