Plastics
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
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
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
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
Is Fungus Fabric Really Taking Off? Vegan Leather Could Help Reduce Waste, But May Be Struggling to Scale
By Kiley Price
Q&A: Is Pittsburgh Becoming ‘the Plastic City’?
By Kiley Bense
Behind the Scenes: How a Plastics Plant Has Plagued a Pennsylvania County
By Kiley Price
Headed Toward the Finish Line, Plastics Treaty Delegates ‘Work is Far From Over’
By James Bruggers