Martin Ahlene built a one-horsepower gasoline engine when he was 17 years old to attach to his widowed mother’s hand washing machine. Mr. Ahlene, who started factory work at age 14 in Moline, ended ...

Unless you live in a natural fibers–only household, your laundry is likely exacerbating an environmental crisis with each wash. The terrible microplastics mess we’re making — thanks in great part to ...