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Hockey rinks turn to plastic ice as planet warms
Some environmentalists question using plastic to address rising temperatures.
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Former EPA staff slams rollback of federal pollution protections
A new report called out the Trump administration’s many efforts to roll back pollution protections, warning increased exposure to toxic chemicals is hazardous to human health in Nevada and across the U.S.
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No such thing as a free polymer. Bioplastic tradeoffs
A new life-cycle analysis reveals that bio-based plastics are better for the climate but worse for biodiversity. The greenest option is reducing demand.
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Ontario woman’s 1,300 bags of garbage tell a story of pollution, climate change and the Great Lakes
Lynn Tremain's Lake Huron cleanup has evolved into citizen science, highlighting the growing threats of microplastics, invasive species and climate change on the region’s fragile freshwater ecosystem.
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'Unofficial' talks on plastic pollution treaty to begin in Japan
Supposedly final talks in South Korea in 2024 toward an agreement failed, and a renewed effort in Geneva last August likewise collapsed in overtime.
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Big Oil's not-so-secret weapon for world domination? Plastic
Plastic Inc. author Beth Gardiner on how plastics became central to fossil-fuel profits—and how new laws could cut the flow at the source.
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Pennsylvania spent big on a 'petrochemical renaissance.' It never arrived
Visions of a booming hub that would bring jobs and prosperity to Appalachia faded, but the plastic “nurdles” remain.
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