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The Plastics Crisis
Plastic waste is ubiquitous, and micro-plastics are invading our bodies. The world is looking for solutions to a plastics problem that the United Nations says factors into a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution. As the petrochemical industry faces a global backlash it also searches for ways to make more plastic. “Bag It” holds industry and government to account while probing the latest science on how micro-plastics harm humans and the environment.
Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability
New litigation from state AG offices raises the stakes in court battles focused on fighting greenwashing and misleading claims about recycling.
By James Bruggers
![A collection of plastic pellets known as nurdles that washed up on a beach in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Andrew Wunderley/Charleston Waterkeeper](jpg/img_0490-900x600.jpg)