Plastics
A New, Massive Plastics Plant in Southwest Pennsylvania Barely Registers Among Voters
By Emma Ricketts
Sinkholes Attributed to Gas Drilling Underline the Stakes in Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Race
By Kiley Bense
Environmentalists Fear a Massive New Plastics Plant Near Pittsburgh Will Worsen Pollution and Stimulate Fracking
By Jon Hurdle
A New Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Will Soon Become the State’s Second Largest Emitter of Volatile Organic Chemicals
By Reid Frazier, StateImpact Pennsylvania
California Passed a Landmark Law About Plastic Pollution. Why Are Some Environmentalists Still Concerned?
By James Bruggers
The Plastics Industry Searches for a ‘Circular’ Way to Cut Plastic Waste and Make More Plastics
By James Bruggers
A Legal Pot Problem That’s Now Plaguing the Streets of America: Plastic Litter
By James Bruggers
Judge Tosses Air Permits For $9.4 Billion Louisiana Plastics Plant
By James Bruggers
A New Plant in Indiana Uses a Process Called ‘Pyrolysis’ to Recycle Plastic Waste. Critics Say It’s Really Just Incineration
By James Bruggers
A Houston Firm Says It’s Opening a Billion-Dollar Chemical Recycling Plant in a Small Pennsylvania Town. How Does It Work?
By James Bruggers
In ‘Silent Spring,’ Rachel Carson Described a Fictional, Bucolic Hamlet, Much Like Her Hometown. Now, There’s a Plastics Plant Under Construction 30 Miles Away
By Kiley Bense
Analysis: Fashion Industry Efforts to Verify Sustainability Make ‘Greenwashing’ Easier
By Phil McKenna
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
