UConn study shows promise of bioplastics to help solve global plastic pollution crisis
The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...
The plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.
How scientists plan to prevent plastic pollution in the ocean
You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...
Trump misrepresents plastic impact on sharks in reversing course on straws
US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government ...
‘Back to plastic’: Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper ...
How straws became an enduring symbol of the global plastic pollution crisis
A viral turtle video sparked a global movement and inspired millions to join the fight against plastic waste. View on ...
California banned polystyrene. Has the plastic industry spooked the governor into silence?
SB54 put an end to polystyrene — which had low recycling rates and high levels of pollution — in California. But the plastic ...
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Trump says 'we're going back to plastic straws.' Is the paper straw dead?
President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal ...
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Opinion: The President’s Plastic Trigger
President Trump delights in alarming opponents and aiding friends in polluting industries By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue ...