Scientists in Hawaii are training ‘hungry’ marine fungi to eat ocean plastics
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A look at Trump’s priority list from plastic straws to a new Air Force One
A look at Trump’s priority list from plastic straws to a new Air Force One – CBS News…
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests | Plastics
A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas from premature births than…
California sued Exxon over plastics. Now Exxon is striking back.
On Monday, Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental…
5 green targets EU countries will (mostly) miss in 2025 – POLITICO
But there are product-specific targets too. For example, the 27 countries should be recycling at least 65 percent…
As Belgium’s disposable vape ban looms, health minister urges EU to change tobacco rules – POLITICO
The ban is the first of its kind to come into force in Europe, Vandenbroucke said, but Belgium…
3 ways Christmas is busting the planet – POLITICO
TIE puts that down to loopholes in the EU’s toy safety regime. While the bloc has the “strictest”…
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Why Nigel Farage’s path to power runs through a rainswept seaside town – POLITICO
Three Cabinet ministers from the now-ruling Labour Party, all granted anonymity in order to speak frankly, told POLITICO…
100+ countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil producers are getting in the way.
What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended…
EU won’t surrender to oil states in plastic treaty negotiations – POLITICO
“We are convinced that as we, so far, haven’t invented a recycling process that may help us recycle…
UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production
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Why you shouldn’t reuse single-use plastics – The Washington Post
Why you shouldn’t reuse single-use plastics The Washington Post
What Boris Johnson can teach the EU about restoring nature – POLITICO
“In theory it sounds really good, but in practice it’s very, very complicated. You’re trying to measure something…
At a Tennessee Plastics Plant, Sorrow and Uncertainty in Helene’s Wake
More than a week after workers fled flooding outside their factory, much remains unclear, including how many died.