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Plastic Tsunamis Threaten Coast in Latin America
The problem is being combated with isolated initiatives.
Earth Day 2018: Ending Plastic Pollution in the Oceans, Land and Our Bodies
Marcus Eriksen and Priscilla Villa discuss more.
Plastics Found in Majority of Deep-Water Atlantic Fish, Posing Potential Threat to Human Health
Plastic pollution has gone deep into the marine food chain.
We Are Drowning in Plastic, and Fracking Companies Are Profiting
Fracking is fueling this plastics binge.
Plastic Production Could Increase by 40 Percent Over the Next Decade
What can we do about our collective reliance on plastic?
BPA Breakthrough: New Treatment Takes Controversial Chemical Out of Water
Researchers report removal of BPA using green chemistry.
Climate Activists in Pacific Northwest Fight Construction of World’s Largest Methanol Refinery
A proposal to build the world's largest gas-to-methanol refinery on the Columbia River is meeting stiff resistance.
The Legacy of Monsanto’s PCBs: Oozing Pus, Birth Defects and Immune Problems
In 1937, GE and Monsanto made a business decision to continue making PCBs despite knowing that they were highly toxic.
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Dahr Jamail | Naval Exercises Add Trillions of Pieces of Plastic Debris to Oceans
The Navy doesn't keep records of toxins released so it can conclude that its activities have no environmental impacts.
Chemical Plant Boom Spurred by Fracking Will Bring Smog, Plastic Glut and Risks to Workers’ Health
On the heels of the shale gas rush, another wave of fossil fuel-based projects is coming.