New York’s orange haze reminds Asians in the US of home

Asians living in the U.S. are drawing comparisons between the orange smog that has covered New York City and the air pollution in their home...

Thailand to impose total ban on plastic scrap imports by 2025

Thailand will be implementing a plan of action in three phases that will culminate in a total ban on plastic scrap imports by 2025. The fi...

Honoring my scallions: How my Asian parents’ food waste made me an environmentalist

Growing up as a low-income, first-generation Asian American, I was motivated by my immigrant parents’ food insecurity to fight for our plane...

Thailand is fighting to save a lone tree on a small, uninhabited island from overtourism

A lone tree sitting on a small islet in Thailand has been severely damaged due to a rampant amount of tourists climbing the tree for selfie...

Growing Rice May Release as Much Greenhouse Gases as 1,200 Coal Power Plants

Whether one grew up in an Asian household or chose to hop on the growing trend of vegetarianism or veganism, having rice as a staple part of...

Meet the First Vietnamese Woman to Win Miss Earth

A 23-year-old marketing student from Bến Tre, Vietnam made history as being the first Vietnamese woman to take home the crown at the Miss Ea...

China’s First Pro Surfer Calls to Save the Ocean From ‘Waves of Trash’

Darci Liu, regarded as “China’s first pro surfer,” is now an environmental activist rallying to save the country’s coastlands.  Liu, w...

Indonesian Company Admits to Causing Oil Spill the Size of Paris in Borneo

A March 31 oil spill in Borneo that stemmed from a pipeline run by state-owned company Pertamina is now the size of the city of Paris. Perta...

If You Think This is Just an Ordinary Pencil, You’re About to Have Your Mind Blown

A Danish company wants people to say goodbye to throwing away pencil stubs by using their plantable pencils. Sprout World’s pencils have a b...