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This came in today from Environment America: It’s bad enough that researchers keep finding plastic trash blocking the digestive tracts of dolphins. Or “shocking” levels of smaller plastic particles, known as microplastics, in sea turtles.1Now scientists are finding microplastics in people too, and they’re growing increasingly concerned about the impacts on our health.That’s why we’re…
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Here’s an excellent article from BEYOND PLASTICS that details where plastics are being used in building materials (only packaging accounts for more) and what alternatives are available in each case. The impact to our environment and our health is growing and plastics in building materials are expected to TRIPLE from 2019 levels by the year…
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This article from the Associated Press describes very well exactly where we are today with respect to addressing this crisis we’re facing and how we got here: https://apnews.com/article/plastic-pollution-treaty-negotiations-united-nations-geneva-615d096e211daa1593c7d0f16745f1ff
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With all of the environmental setbacks we’ve been experiencing of late, there’s some heartening news from the United Nations. At the very least, it’s a step in the right direction. U.N.’s top court says failing to address climate change could violate international law: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/un-top-court-icj-climate-change-international-law-reparations-rcna220528