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‘Enough Is Enough’: California Subpoenas Exxonmobil Over Plastic Pollution

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced that his department will be undertaking a first-of-its-kind investigation to determine the role that the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries have played in the escalating global plastics crisis. The California Department of Justice is narrowing down on one company in particular: ExxonMobil, a corporation that’s previously been pegged as being the greatest polluter of single-use plastics in the world.

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What to Know About Plastics and Our Health

Look around your home……plastic is everywhere. It’s in our furniture, clothing, cosmetics, cleaners, medicine and all kinds of household items. It’s on our food, lining cans, packaging our fruits, vegetables, chips, cereal, meat and more. We now know that tiny plastic particles can be found in our water, soil and air. We breathe in nano and micro particles, ingesting about 5 grams — or about credit card’s worth — of particles each week

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Reducing New York's Manufactured Waste

Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck discusses her environmental agenda for the remainder of the legislative session, including curtailing the use of plastic straws, updating the state's recycling deposit law and encouraging producers to reduce their waste.

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A Shot In The Arm For Recycling – And The Environment

In January, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that aims to build on and bolster recycling efforts across New Jersey by requiring more recycled content in a variety of packaging products. These include plastic and paper shopping bags, plastic food and drink containers, plastic trash bags, and glass bottles and containers.

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Commentary: Fix Flaws In New York’s Plastic Packaging Waste Proposals

EPR is not a state spending issue and should be put aside until after the budget passes on April 1. Then the governor and Senate can work with the Assembly to create an EPR program for New York that actually fixes our packaging crisis and reduces plastic pollution. This is too important not to get right.

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