Previous Pollution News 2024

After 2 Years, Coca-Cola’s Promise to Scale Up Reusable Packaging is Dead 12-13-24

The pledge was born out of shareholder activism — and was withdrawn as regulators crack down on greenwashing. Read more


Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk. 12-03-24

In a world flush with hazardous air pollutants, there is one that causes far more cancer than any other…


Over 100 Countries Want an Ambitious Plastics Treaty. Oil-producing Nations Are Getting in the Way. 12-02-24

“If it wasn’t for Saudi and Russia we would have reached an agreement here.” Read more


Who’s Responsible For Waste? A Q&A About the ‘conspiracy’ of Overconsumption. 11-27-24

The director of Netflix’s “Buy Now!” says companies should be accountable for the trash they generate. Read more


The Nation’s First Commercial Carbon Sequestration Plant is in Illinois. It Leaks. 10-21-24

The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn’t mean it should be done.” Read more


Home Depot’s Big Plastic Packaging Purge 10-08-24

It cut enough Styrofoam in 2023 alone to fill 67 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Read more


EPA Funded Citizen Science to Address Gaps in Air Monitoring. Will it Result in Cleaner Air? 09-26-24

Funding communities burdened by pollution to monitor air quality is the “do-it-yourself approach to public health,” one researcher said. Read more


US Has its First National Strategy to Reduce Plastic Pollution − Here Are 3 Strong Points and a Key Issue to Watch 08-16-24

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily. Read more


How to Create a ‘World Without Waste’? Here Are the Plastic Industry’s Ideas. 07-02-24

A deep dive into the petrochemical industry’s proposals for the global plastics treaty. Read more


The Country’s First New Aluminum Smelter in 45 Years Could Cut Production Emissions by 75% 05-03-24

Century Aluminum Co. hopes half a billion dollars in federal funding will help it revive a dying industry while making it less polluting. Read more


California Communities are Fighting the Last Battery Recycling Plant in the West — and its Toxic Legacy 04-22-24

Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back. Read more


As Amazon Eliminates Plastic Packaging Abroad, It’s Using Even More in the US 04-04-24

A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations. Read more


Zero- and Low-waste Businesses Band Together Against Plastic Pollution 04-04-24

As part of a national coalition, sustainable businesses are pooling resources to fight plastic pollution. Read more


Amazon Says Its Plastic Packaging Can Be Recycled. An Investigation Finds It Usually Isn’t. 03-20-24

Trackers placed in 93 bundles of Amazon packaging marked for “store drop-off” recycling showed many of them were buried or burned. Read more


As MVP Nears Completion, Some Residents Say Their Concerns For Safety and Pollution Are Being Ignored 03-12-24

Some residents along the route in Virginia worry their concerns about pollution and safety aren’t being heard.


Air Pollution Could Be Significant Cause of Dementia – Even For Those Not Predisposed 02-21-24

People in areas of high PM2.5 concentrations had higher amounts of amyloid plaques in brain Read more


Lives “devastated’ by Petrochemical Industry Pollution in Texas: Report 01-25-24

The report underscores the climate, environmental, and human rights tolls linked to petrochemical production.


Plastic bag bans have already prevented billions of bags from being used, report finds 01-23-24

“The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work.” Read more