After examining soil samples taken in the same locations in 2005 and in 2015, researchers said they are finding up to three times the number of microplastics.
As crews continue to monitor a landfill fire involving what officials with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community say are 'green waste,' residents in parts of Scottsdale say they can smell the fire in the air. 'It smelled like living next to the burn pits,' said an Iraq War veteran.