{
  "id": 17800824,
  "title": "Snowstorms Dropping Microplastics on Remote Parts of the Sierra Nevadas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/snowstorms-dropping-microplastics-on-remote-parts-of-the-sierra",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yale Environment 360",
    "slug": "yale-environment-360",
    "url": "https://e360.yale.edu/digest/sierra-nevada-snowfall-microplastics"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers have found that snowstorms are delivering vast numbers of tiny plastic particles to remote reaches of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Snowmelt is a major source of fresh water for the state. Read more on E360 →",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}