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02 February
CausesCan we please quit plastic toothbrushes?
Your toothbrush is part of the plastic crisis. It doesn’t have to be.
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Food producers say increasing costs, tiny margins and climate policies leave livelihoods in peril.
Deep south state escalates its fight against environmental protection with ‘rare’ use of public record laws.
Public data from a network of state air monitors around the Houston Ship Channel is hard to interpret and is often inadequate, leaving Latino-majority neighborhoods like Cloverleaf unaware of whether the air they breathe is safe.
Los datos públicos de una red de monitores estatales del aire alrededor del Canal de Navegación de Houston son difíciles de interpretar y a menudo son insuficientes, dejando a vecindarios de mayoría latina, como Cloverleaf, sin saber si el aire que respiran es seguro.
“It’s a win and a step forward.”
“The number of stress-activated health conditions people reported was quite staggering."
The controversial practice looms large in state environmental laws, federal regulation and global plastic treaty negotiations.
While industry claims it could be part of a circular plastics economy, experts say that chemical recycling is extremely damaging to the environment and provides no real benefits.