plastic pollution

New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’

Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

By Lauren Dalban

As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location

By James Bruggers

Dow Asks Texas to Legalize Plastic Pollution From Its Seadrift Complex

By Dylan Baddour

Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Wastewater Rules at Dow Chemical Complex 

By Dylan Baddour

One-Third of Pacific Island Fish Contaminated With Microplastics

By Johnny Sturgeon

Burning Plastic Waste for Household Fuel Endangers Millions 

By Liza Gross

Peeling Back the Curtain on Big Plastic’s False Solutions 

By Liza Gross

Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals

By Teresa Tomassoni

Communities Around the World Find Plastic Pellets in Their Local Waterways

By Lauren Dalban

Pennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets

By Jon Hurdle

From Landfills and Recycling Programs to Desks in Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers

By Liza Gross

Plastic Pollution Talks in Geneva End Without Treaty

By Bob Berwyn

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

‘We’ve Treated it as a Global Waste Dump’: Costa Rica’s President Calls for Action on the Ocean

By Teresa Tomassoni

UN Ocean Conference Opens With a Call to Defend the Deep Sea

By Teresa Tomassoni

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

From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back to Its Source

By Kiley Bense