When the small plane he was riding in flew over a closed textile factory several months ago, Bill Stangler saw two slime-covered waste lagoons on the edge of the Broad River north of Columbia. The ...

Fashion's favorite green strategy-recycled polyester-might actually be worsening microplastics pollution, Changing Markets ...

A new study from Nepal is highlighting an alarming source of pollution in one of the country's most ecologically and culturally important rivers — and fast fashion isn't helping. The Kathmandu Post ...

Textile waste like cotton is barely recycled in China, where fast fashion reigns Only about 20% of China's textiles are recycled, according to the Chinese government—and almost all of that is cotton.

A textile plant that has long drawn the ire of environmentalists for its history of pollution violations along the Ogeechee River in eastern Georgia announced this week that it plans to shut down. The ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Pollution leaking at a closed textile plant in Union County may threaten Columbia's drinking water. Thousands of Columbia residents rely on the Broad River for their drinking water.

Microplastics, plastics less than 5 millimeters in length, are becoming a growing concern due to their ubiquity and persistence in the environment and potential effects on ecological and human health.

Tracy Meserve is a librarian at The George Washington University and The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. Every year, a host of new sustainable fashion companies crop up, each capitalizing on ...

When people talk about the fabric of life, they most often mean it metaphorically. But many of the most basic materials humans touch and use everyday are made from fabrics. From bed sheets, clothing, ...