From Gas Wells to Rubber Ducks to Incineration, the Plastics Lifecycle Causes ‘Horrific Harm’ to the Planet and People, Report Shows With plastic production expected to triple by 2060, a scientific commission this week recommended banning or severely restricting the manufacture and use of unnecessary plastics. By James Bruggers
Congress Urges EPA to Maintain Clean-Air Regulations on Chemical Recycling of Plastics By James Bruggers
A New Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Will ‘Just Run and Run’ Producing the Raw Materials for Single-Use Plastics By James Bruggers
A New Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Will Soon Become the State’s Second Largest Emitter of Volatile Organic Chemicals By Reid Frazier, StateImpact Pennsylvania
California Attorney General Investigates the Oil and Gas Industry’s Role in Plastic Pollution, Subpoenas Exxon By James Bruggers
For the First Time, Nations Band Together in a Move Toward Ending Plastics Pollution By James Bruggers
World Talks on a Treaty to Control Plastic Pollution Are Set for Nairobi in February. How To Do So Is Still Up in the Air By James Bruggers
A Commonsense Proposal to Deal With Plastics Pollution: Stop Making So Much Plastic By James Bruggers
Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Includes Money for Recycling, But the Debate Over Plastics Rages On By James Bruggers
Developers Put a Plastics Plant in Ohio on Indefinite Hold, Citing the Covid-19 Pandemic By James Bruggers
For the Ohio River Valley, an Ethane Storage Facility in Texas Is Either a Model or a Cautionary Tale By James Bruggers
Polluting Industries Cash-In on COVID, Harming Climate in the Process By Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, James Bruggers, Kristoffer Tigue
House Votes to Block Trump from Using Clean Energy Funds to Back Fossil Fuels Project By James Bruggers