Tag: single-use plastics
New Zealand to ban most single-use plastics over the next 4...
“Phasing out unnecessary and problematic plastics will help reduce waste to landfill, improve our recycling system and encourage reusable or environmentally responsible alternatives.”
Virginia governor takes action on single-use plastics
“This is a significant environmental justice issue, and the less waste we produce, the fewer landfills we will need.”
China to ban single-use plastics
The Chinese government recently announced a sweeping anti-plastics campaign.
Report finds microplastics in more than 90% of table salt
People could be ingesting approximately 2,000 microplastics each year through commercial salt alone without knowing how harmful the effects could be.
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Elon Musk has the blood of 19 Kentuckians on his hands
DOGE cuts are killing Americans.
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ slashes healthcare and food aid while delivering massive tax cuts...
New CBO analysis confirms steep losses for poorest Americans under GOP-backed plan as Medicaid, SNAP, and public programs are gutted to fund tax cuts for the top 1 percent.
Controversial ‘nonprofit killer’ clause quietly removed from GOP megabill—but advocates warn it could return
A sweeping provision to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status without due process is no longer in the latest House GOP budget bill, but civil liberties groups say the threat to free speech and advocacy is far from over.
Department of government chaos, revenge, and patronage
And MAGA, in the end, is just a load of DoGCRaP
More than a dozen US officials sold stocks before Trump’s tariffs sent the market...
Ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.