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Pittsburgh's plastic bag ban: What you need to know

Once the ban goes into effect, you will no longer receive free plastic bags in the city of Pittsburgh when you shop at a retail store. Instead, you will either have to pay 10 cents to purchase a paper bag, buy a reusable bag or bring your own reusable bag.
Politics

Why many plastic promises are just greenwashing

Based on current trends, efforts to improve waste management may be overshadowed by the production and consumption of virgin plastic.
Politics

As India bans disposable plastic, Tamil Nadu offers lessons

Tamil Nadu’s ban on single-use plastic has gotten results, thanks to relentless policing. Now, India says it will tackle the problem nationwide.
Solutions

This plastic-eating enzyme can break down garbage in days

Researchers hope the enzymes could create a truly circular system for the PET plastics that are still manufactured.
Politics

The world’s nations agree to fix the plastic waste crisis

A plastic pollution treaty, called Paris Plus, would come with a mandate—and more muscle than the climate accord.

Plastic pollution affects 88% of marine species: WWF

Wildlife group WWF says plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics.

Politics

In the food system and beyond, plastics are the problem

The co-director of the Peak Plastic Foundation discusses the size and shape of the plastic problem, how the pandemic reshaped the plastic landscape, and how food fits into the plastics puzzle.
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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

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Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs