Why Plastics Have Overtaken the Planet
And what people just like you are doing about it.
Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth
Plastics
A Chemical Plant Mishandled Hazardous Waste for Years, Then Quietly Shuttered
By Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg
Bali Is Still Choking on Plastic
By Alula Alderson
Why an Activist From Texas Crossed the World to Confront Asia’s Biggest Petrochemical Company
Story and photos by Dylan Baddour
New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’
By Lauren Dalban
At Water Week 2026, Local Leaders See a Glimmer of Hope
By Gabriel Matias Castilho
As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location
By James Bruggers
A Hunger Strike Ends, but an ‘Unreasonable’ Woman’s Battle Against Corporate Polluters Marches On
Story and photos by Dylan Baddour
EPA Flags Microplastics as ‘Priority’ Water Contaminants, but the Move Doesn’t Guarantee Regulation
By Anika Jane Beamer
After Chemical Industry Lobbying, EPA Considers Dropping Clean Air Protections for Plastic Waste Recycling
By James Bruggers
Your ‘Widely Recyclable’ Starbucks Cup Is Still Trash
Joseph Winters, Grist
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
The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty
By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff
Diane Wilson Takes on Another Plastics Plant in Texas
By Dylan Baddour
Peeling Back the Curtain on Big Plastic’s False Solutions
By Liza Gross
