Plastics
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
Consumerism—and the Chemicals in All of Our Stuff—Is Thwarting the Transition From Fossil Fuels
By Liza Gross
To Reduce its Carbon Footprint, UNC Could Burn Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic
By Lisa Sorg
In Houston, a City Council Member Questions ‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic and a City Collaboration with ExxonMobil
By James Bruggers
We All Agree There’s a Plastics Crisis. So Why Did the Global Plastics Treaty Stall Out?
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Facing an Imminent Deadline, Nations Struggle to Agree on a Global Plastics Treaty
By James Bruggers
Voters Head to the Polls in a World Full of Plastic Pollution. What’s at Stake This Year?
By James Bruggers
Alleging Decades of Lies, California Sues ExxonMobil Over Plastic Pollution Crisis
By James Bruggers
Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel. One Critic Asks: ‘Have They Lost Their Minds?’
By James Bruggers
Minnesota Settles ‘Deceptive Environmental Marketing’ Lawsuit Over ‘Recycling’ Plastic Bags
By James Bruggers
Plastics Pollution Has Become a ‘Crisis,’ Biden Administration Acknowledges
By Marianne Lavelle
Declaring an Epidemic of ‘Toxic Litter,’ Baltimore Targets Plastic Makers and Packaging in the Latest Example of Plastics Litigation
By James Bruggers
Foes of New York Packaging Bill Used Threats of Empty Grocery Shelves to Defeat Plastics Bill
By James Bruggers
Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability
By James Bruggers
