Pam Lazos

environmental lawyer, writer of the eco-thriller, Oil and Water, and Six Sisters, a collection of novellas, water ninja, striving to live sustainably.

cosmetics

Chemical Makeup

When it comes to beauty and makeup, Queen Cleopatra takes the lead.

Three Problems and a Solution

Partnerships

Darwin’s contemporary had a theory of evolution too. What if we’d listened to him instead?

Three Problems and a Solution

PFAS

What do these things have in common: a microwave popcorn bag, a non-stick frying pan; and your brightly coloured nail polish?

Three Problems and a Solution

Pharmaceuticals

We are a cornucopia of chemicals. At what point does that get too much?

Three Problems and a Solution

Plastics

They’re taking over the world, we know — but the idea of ‘recycling’ only makes it worse.

drugs

One Pill

Now that we’ve touched the ethers, how do we stay grounded?