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Material used in fiberglass boats has a limited lifespan. Some owners ditch their boats in public waters, causing an environmental hazard. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Jan. 1, 2023.)

Fiberglass boats are popular and relatively cheap, but the material has a limited lifespan. As the vessels crack and age, some owners have taken to ditching their boats in public waters, creating environmental problems.

Fans of the streamer's 25-year-old hard-copy delivery service are welcoming the promotion ahead of its shutdown at the end of September. But the terms are vague.

Researchers found roughly 240,000 detectable plastic fragments in a typical liter of bottled water. Most of them were nanoplastics — particles less than 1 micrometer in size.

Levels of methane have increased particularly quickly since 2020. Livestock account for about 32% of human-caused methane emissions, the U.N. Environment Program says.

Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads.

Nineteen-year-old Dashad “Sage” Smith went missing from Charlottesville in 2012. On Thursday, the 13th anniversary of her disappearance, police revealed they’d found a person of interest in the case in Los Angeles. WMRA’s Randi B. Hagi reports.

Returns of toys and gadgets add up to more than $260 billion every year. Optoro, a startup in Maryland, tries to reduce the cost to retailers, and the cost to the environment.

Plastic is everywhere, but we ditched it for a week. Here are some tips from our experiment that you can use to cut back your own plastic use.