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Plastics

A still from “Single-Use Planet” shows the plastic pollution invading the tropical waters of Bali, Indonesia.

From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back to Its Source

By Kiley Bense

Birders visit the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia in February. Credit: Kiley Bense/Inside Climate News

Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania

By Kiley Bense

Electronic waste is seen in a recycling facility in the Guangdong Province of South China. Polymeric brominated flame retardants are widely used in electronics to reduce fire risk. Credit: Guillaume Payen/LightRocket via Getty Images

A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Toxic Chemicals

By Liza Gross

The Waste Energy plant would process plastics sourced from throughout the East Coast using pyrolysis, which breaks down materials at very high temperatures in the oxygen-free furnace. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel Fuel?

By Lisa Sorg

Youth soccer teams practice at Wilmington Waterfront Park in the shadow of a refinery in Los Angeles. Credit: Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Lethal Greed: How Corporate Manipulation of Science and Regulation Makes People Sick

By Liza Gross

Discarded plastic and other material overflow in a garbage bin in Los Angeles. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Consumerism—and the Chemicals in All of Our Stuff—Is Thwarting the Transition From Fossil Fuels

By Liza Gross

A view of the cogeneration plant operated by the University of North Carolina, located a half-mile from the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

To Reduce its Carbon Footprint, UNC Could Burn Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic

By Lisa Sorg

David Hester inspects damage to his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 28 in Horseshoe Beach, Fla. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The Year in Climate: Record Heat, an Election, a Push for Justice and Reasons for Hope

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Diane Wilson stands outside her home in Seadrift, Texas. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

A Shrimper’s Crusade Pays Big Dividends on a Remote Stretch of Texas Coastline

By Dylan Baddour

Letitia Plummer, at-large Houston City Council member, speaks during an election forum in Houston on Sept. 21, 2023. Credit: Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

In Houston, a City Council Member Questions ‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic and a City Collaboration with ExxonMobil

By James Bruggers

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

As Countries Reel From a Dizzying Climate Summit, All Eyes Turn to Plastic Negotiations

By Kiley Price

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

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) speaks during a news conference for the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act on Feb. 11, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

Voters Head to the Polls in a World Full of Plastic Pollution. What’s at Stake This Year?

By James Bruggers

Plastic waste piles up along the bank of the San Gabriel River just a few hundred yards from the Pacific Ocean in Seal Beach, California, on Dec. 13, 2022. Credit: Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Alleging Decades of Lies, California Sues ExxonMobil Over Plastic Pollution Crisis

By James Bruggers

A view of the U.S. Steel plant in Gary, Indiana. Credit: Vincent D. Johnson/Inside Climate News

Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel. One Critic Asks: ‘Have They Lost Their Minds?’

By James Bruggers

Wright Waste Management in July. Credit: CBS News

Houston’s Plastic Waste, Waiting More Than a Year for ‘Advanced’ Recycling, Piles up at a Business Failed Three Times by Fire Marshal

By James Bruggers

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