Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with ...
Days before deadline, plastic treaty draft highlights disagreement
With just two days before negotiators are due to agree on the world's first deal to curb global plastic pollution, a new ...
Draft text gives peek into global plastic pollution treaty shaping up in Busan
On day 5 of the fifth session of the INC5, the negotiations in Busan have been marred by polarised views on plastic ...
A tiny North Shore museum blends whimsy with a warning
She heads north from the beach access near her home in Newburyport and toward the boulder-stacked jetty where the Merrimack ...
Fears hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists could derail crucial plastic pollution summit
The high number of lobbyists – larger than any single national delegation including host country South Korea – has sparked fears of industry influence over a treaty that aims to curb pollution across ...
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Traveler shares alarming experience after swimming at popular beach vacation spot: 'I could barely even see under water'
A TikToker revealed an unfortunate experience where a beautiful day at a beach in Naples, Italy, turned into a plastic nightmare.
Waste pickers battle for recognition at plastic treaty talks
As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the ...
UN plastic treaty talks push for breakthrough as deadline looms
Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving on Friday to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 ...
As Plastic Talks Continue, a Reminder of What We’re All Exposed To
As international talks continue this week, a dozen U.N. officials reveal scientists tracked their exposure to many chemicals ...
A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics
Right now, nations are negotiating the details of a treaty designed to slash plastic waste. One option on the table: tax new plastic to discourage overproduction.
How theatre, music and film are helping us unlock new solutions to the world’s plastics problem
Arts-based research methods are bringing fresh perspectives as the world seeks much-needed solutions to plastic pollution.
Fifth UN plastics treaty talks mired in division as halfway point approaches
A fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution had seen slow progress as the ...