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Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy

Microplastics are increasingly present in samples pulled from the Great Lakes. Researchers are working to understand them—and to remove them.

By Sarah Mattalian

People walk a beach along Lake Michigan in Whiting, Ind. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Waste pickers carry plastic materials to recycle at the Gioto dumping site in Nakuru, Kenya. Credit: James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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

By Liza Gross

Luis Vayas Valdivieso, chair of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, speaks during the second part of the fifth session of the INC on Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland. Credit: Florian Fussstetter/UNEP

Nations Meet in Geneva in a Final Push to End Plastic Pollution

By Liza Gross

Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso listens to a comment by a delegate during the fifth session of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024. Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

Global Plastics Talks Set to Resume Next Month Must Prioritize Environment and Health, Experts Say

By Liza Gross

Guests listen as Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso speaks during the opening of the fifth session of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea on Nov. 25. Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

As Efforts on a Global Treaty Stall, Cities and States Are on the Front Lines of the Battle Over Plastic Pollution

By James Bruggers

Luis Vayas Valdivieso, chair of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, marks an agreement that treaty talks will resume at a later date during the fifth session of the committee on Dec. 2 in Busan, South Korea. Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

We All Agree There’s a Plastics Crisis. So Why Did the Global Plastics Treaty Stall Out?

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Ecuador Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso speaks during the fourth session of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) on April 23 in Ottawa, Canada. Credit: Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images

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

By James Bruggers

INC-4 chairman Luis Vayas Valdivieso speaks during the fourth session of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution on April 23 in Ottawa, Canada. Credit: Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images

Headed Toward the Finish Line, Plastics Treaty Delegates ‘Work is Far From Over’

By James Bruggers

U.N. delegates follow the day's proceedings during the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee's third meeting to formulate an international legally binding plastics treaty in Nairobi, Kenya on Nov. 14, 2023. Credit: James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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

By James Bruggers

A volunteer collects plastic waste that washed up on the shores and mangroves of Freedom Island to mark International Coastal Clean-up Day in September 2023 in Las Pinas, Metro Manila, Philippines. Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

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

Ghana's Betty Osei Bonsu, representing the Green Africa Youth Organization, a nongovernmental group, will be attending next week’s U.N. negotiating session to develop a legally binding treaty to curb plastic pollution. Credit: World Wildlife Fund.

On the Eve of Plastics Treaty Talks, a Youth Advocate From Ghana Speaks Out: ‘We Need Urgent Action’

By James Bruggers

Children play in piles of plastic waste collected for recycling in Makassar, Indonesia, in February 2022. Credit: Andri Saputra / AFP via Getty Images.

Biden Could Score a Climate Victory in a Single Word: Plastics

By James Bruggers

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