Danone Wins Dismissal of Evian Microplastics Lawsuit November 7, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel The maker of Evian spring water, Danone, won the dismissal of a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing it of defrauding consumers...
Glut of Plastic Polluting World’s Oceans Is Growing Fast: Research March 9, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman There are more than 170 trillion tiny plastic particles — or 2 million tons of them — floating on the...
PFAS, Microplastics, Baby Food: Emerging Casualty Risks Keep Coming April 8, 2022 By Chad Hemenway There is no longer a need to ponder the “next asbestos” because the current litigation environment and the recent pace...
Plastic Pollution in Oceans Expected to Triple by 2040 July 24, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman The annual flow of plastics into our oceans is on a trajectory to triple over the next 20 years, which...
U.K. Lawmakers Call for Ban on Plastic Microbeads, Citing Dangers to Food Chain August 24, 2016 By Thomas Seal U.K. lawmakers called for a ban on plastic microbeads used in products such as shaving gel, exfoliating scrubs and toothpaste,...
Swiss Re’s List of Emerging Risks Range from Blockchain Tech to Human Cyborgs May 26, 2016 A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s...