Perrier Well Contamination Sparks Scrutiny for Luxe Water Brand October 11, 2024 By Dasha Afanasieva and Nayla Razzouk In the arid highlands near the town of Vergèze in southern France, the sun beats down on a small stone...
What Do Countries and Companies Want in Global Plastic Treaty Talks? April 22, 2024 By Valerie Volcovici Global leaders will gather in Canada’s capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a first-ever global treaty to rein...
Chemicals in Plastics Far More Numerous Than Previous Estimates, Report Says March 14, 2024 By Gloria Dickie At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics — from food packaging to toys to medical devices — than previously...
Bottled Water Contains More Plastic Particles Than Previously Thought January 12, 2024 By Coco Liu A typical one-liter (33-ounce) bottle of water contains some 240,000 plastic fragments on average, according to a new study. Many...
Plastic Pellet Spill Unleashes Cleanup Nightmare on Spain’s Coast January 12, 2024 By Laura Millan Tiny white plastic pellets are washing ashore in Spain’s northwestern coast by the millions, with hundreds of volunteers leading the...
State Lawsuit Blames PepsiCo’s Plastic Packaging for Public Nuisance in Buffalo Area November 16, 2023 The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. for allegedly harming the public and the environment...
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...
Plastic Consumption on Track to Nearly Double by 2050: Research February 27, 2023 Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive...
France’s Danone Faces Legal Action Over Plastic Use and Reporting Practices January 9, 2023 By Tassilo Hummel Some environmental groups have taken legal action against French bottled water and dairy group Danone over its plastic use, accusing...
Plastic Pollution Could Trigger $20 Billion in Lawsuit Payouts October 14, 2022 Litigation could cost the plastics industry and its insurers $20 billion in the US over the next eight years, according...