Pennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets
The case is the first citizen suit to successfully settle over “nurdles” in an inland waterway. State regulators weighed in to help.
By Jon Hurdle
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Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy
By Sarah Mattalian
Pennsylvania Lured Shell to the State With a $1.65 Billion Tax Break. Now the Company Wants to Sell Its Plant
By Kiley Bense
From Landfills and Recycling Programs to Desks in Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers
By Liza Gross
Nations Meet in Geneva in a Final Push to End Plastic Pollution
By Liza Gross
Global Plastics Talks Set to Resume Next Month Must Prioritize Environment and Health, Experts Say
By Liza Gross
The Unexpected Beauty and Deep Meaning of Plastic-Waste Art
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
A Seabird Chick With 778 Pieces of Plastic in Its Body Shows How Bad Marine Pollution Has Gotten
By Kiley Price
Veteran Environmentalist Sues Rural School Board Over Exxon Tax Break Decision
By Dylan Baddour
Unraveling the Link Between Plastics and Autism
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Microplastics from Texas Bays Are Washed Out to Sea, New Study Says
By Dylan Baddour
Nighttime Flaring at Shell Plastics Plant Lit Up Beaver County ‘Like Dawn’
By Kiley Bense
Plans Advance for Huge New Exxon Plastics Plant in Texas
By Dylan Baddour
From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back to Its Source
By Kiley Bense
Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania
By Kiley Bense
Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel Fuel?
By Lisa Sorg
To Reduce its Carbon Footprint, UNC Could Burn Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic
By Lisa Sorg
As Efforts on a Global Treaty Stall, Cities and States Are on the Front Lines of the Battle Over Plastic Pollution
By James Bruggers
