Bag It: The Plastics Crisis

In Houston, a City Council Member Questions ‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic and a City Collaboration with ExxonMobil

Councilmember Letitia Plummer said pyrolysis perpetuates fossil fuel extraction and pollution. Her conclusion: The most effective way to reduce plastic waste is to limit its production in the first place.

By James Bruggers

Facing an Imminent Deadline, Nations Struggle to Agree on a Global Plastics Treaty 

By James Bruggers

Voters Head to the Polls in a World Full of Plastic Pollution. What’s at Stake This Year?

By James Bruggers

Alleging Decades of Lies, California Sues ExxonMobil Over Plastic Pollution Crisis

By James Bruggers

Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel. One Critic Asks: ‘Have They Lost Their Minds?’

By James Bruggers

Houston’s Plastic Waste, Waiting More Than a Year for ‘Advanced’ Recycling, Piles up at a Business Failed Three Times by Fire Marshal

By James Bruggers

Minnesota Settles ‘Deceptive Environmental Marketing’ Lawsuit Over ‘Recycling’ Plastic Bags

By James Bruggers

Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability

By James Bruggers

A Giant Plastics Chemical Recycling Plant Planned for Pennsylvania Died After Two Years. What Happened?

By James Bruggers

As Plastic Treaty Delegates Head to Canada, A Plea From the Arctic: Don’t Forget Vulnerable Indigenous Peoples

By James Bruggers

Kraft Heinz Faces Shareholder Vote On Its ‘Deceptive’ Recycling Labels

By James Bruggers

Environmental Groups Eye a Potential Win with New York Packaging Bill

By James Bruggers

A Battle Over Plastic Recycling Claims Heats Up in California Over ‘Truth in Labeling’ Law

By James Bruggers

 ‘A Dream Deferred:’ 30 Years of U.S. Environmental Justice in Port Arthur, Texas

By James Bruggers

Diet for a Sick Planet: Studies Find More Plastic in Our Food and Bottled Water

By James Bruggers

A Plant Proposed in Youngstown, Ohio, Would Have Turned Tons of Tires Into Synthetic Gas. Local Officials Said Not So Fast

By James Bruggers

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Flock to Plastics Treaty Talks as Scientists,  Environmentalists Seek Conflict of Interest Policies

By James Bruggers

This Week in Nairobi, Nations Gather for a Third Round of Talks on an International Plastics Treaty, Focusing on Its Scope and Ambition

By James Bruggers

The Missing Equations at ExxonMobil’s Advanced Recycling Operation

By James Bruggers