Plastic - miracle molecule or environmental scourge? Plastics transformed transportation and electronics, revolutionized medicine, and saves lives daily. But plastics have a dark side: they leach toxic chemicals, litter our landscapes, and imperil marine life. Our growing problem with plastic pollution is causing a host of negative human health and environmental impacts. Are there solutions?

Anne Ernst is a senior lecturer in the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program at Skidmore College. She teaches both a science course and first-year seminar on plastics, as well as several introductory ESS courses. Prior to Skidmore, she worked as a research biologist at the US Geological Survey. Anne is also a Sustainable Saratoga board member. This free event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County and Sustainable Saratoga.

Plastic Fantastic? A Look at a Growing Environmental Problem

April 20, 7 pm on Zoom

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcu6uqj8vGNJ1IuXz7epMFou8ZO9h6FMx