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Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution—here's why it matters
On March 2, 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With 24 days of formal negotiation between almost 200 countries completed,
Industry Responds to EPA's Plastic Pollution Strategy Before Treaty Talks
Some industry responses pointed to fault lines on what are likely to be the most contentious issues at the United Nations treaty talks beginning next week.
US EPA unveils plan to combat plastic pollution
The strategy focuses on cutting single-use plastics, boosting reuse, and assessing environmental and health impacts.
World-first plastic pollution treaty reaches "moment of truth"
Negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem of plastic pollution.
Global Plastic Treaty: Talks begin on Monday to finalise deal for curbing plastic pollution
Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to hit almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950. View on euronews
'Moment of truth' for world-first plastic pollution treaty
Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem."Everyone wants an end to plastic pollution,
Biden proposes to restrict pollution from new gas plants
The Biden administration has proposed a rule that it says will reduce pollution stemming from new gas-fired power plants and ...
These countries produce the most plastic pollution in our oceans – and they’re not the ones you might have guessed
While China and the US are the world’s largest plastic producers, as well as the countries with the largest emissions of ...
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Final round of negotiations on plastic pollution to kick off in S. Korea this week
South Korea will host the final round of international negotiations for a binding plastic regulation agreement this week, ...
Phillips 66 charged in federal indictment after Los Angeles oil pollution
The company is accused of knowingly and negligently violating the Clean Water Act. It will be arraigned in the coming weeks.
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Air Pollution Will Probably Still Decline Under the Second Trump Presidency
Given President-elect Donald J. Trump’s critical rhetoric about environmental regulation, it is natural to wonder what the ...
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Yes, we can eliminate plastic pollution (by 2050)
A new study maps out a plan that could put an end to plastic pollution by 2050, turning the tide on a bleak future for the ...
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Delhi Pollution: AQI Drops To 'Severe' Again; Gopal Rai Urges Action Post SC Criticism On GRAP Enforcement
After a brief respite, the air quality in Delhi has once again plunged into the "severe" category on Friday, with the 24-hour ...
Delhi Trudges Through Another Air Pollution Nightmare With No Answers
Whatever the causes of the smog, by one ranking Delhi was not just the most polluted city in the world, but “nearly five ...
Papuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution
Paula Hamadi cleans up trash as she collects clams in a mangrove forest where only women are permitted to enter in Jayapura, ...
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T embracing EVs to combat pollution crisis: Uttam
Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday reaffirmed Telangana govt's commitment to promoting ...