Houston’s Plastic Waste, Waiting More Than a Year for ‘Advanced’ Recycling, Piles up at a Business Failed Three Times by Fire Marshal Houston seeks to be a national model for plastic recycling. But a program that started in 2022 hasn’t yet found its footing. By James Bruggers
Minnesota Settles ‘Deceptive Environmental Marketing’ Lawsuit Over ‘Recycling’ Plastic Bags By James Bruggers
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
A Plastics Plant Promised Pennsylvania Prosperity, but to Some Residents It’s Become a ‘Shockingly Bad’ Neighbor By Kiley Bense
As Plastic Treaty Delegates Head to Canada, A Plea From the Arctic: Don’t Forget Vulnerable Indigenous Peoples By James Bruggers
PFAS Is an Almost Impossible Problem to Tackle—and It’s Probably in Your Food Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Petrochemicals Are Killing Us, a New Report Warns in the New England Journal of Medicine By Liza Gross
Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks Despite Pollution Violations By Dylan Baddour