Plastics

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

Judge Tosses Air Permits For $9.4 Billion Louisiana Plastics Plant

By James Bruggers

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

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

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

Market Headwinds Buffet Appalachia’s Future as a Center for Petrochemicals

By James Bruggers

Congressional Democrats Join the Debate Over Plastics’ Booming Future

By James Bruggers

Booming Plastics Industry Faces Backlash as Data About Environmental Harm Grows

By James Bruggers

House Votes to Block Trump from Using Clean Energy Funds to Back Fossil Fuels Project

By James Bruggers

What’s Worrying the Plastics Industry? Your Reaction to All That Waste, for One

By James Bruggers