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This new Plastics Map reviews more than 130 IPEN publications covering policy analyses, testing of hundreds of plastic products, studies on environmental and food chain contamination from plastic waste, surveys of country-based plastic data, and more: ipen-plastic-map.vercel.app
Labor's deal with the Greens to end public financing for fossil fuel projects through Export Finance Australia was one of the most significant climate policies this government has undertaken this year -- and it has received almost no attention.
Here's me in @thesaturdaypaper.com.au this morning.
A beautiful tribute from Environmental Health News to pioneering scientist Theo Colburn, a Rachel Carson of her time, who was the first to identify and sound the alarm on endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
She has left behind an incredible legacy whose work continues!
www.ehn.org/remembering-...
$1.6 bn in tax breaks was given to @Shell for a plastics plant it said would create 20,000 jobs. It has yet to deliver the jobs or the profits it promised, but it has delivered:
💨 24 air violations
💦eight water violations
👇 Excellent read in @theguardian.com
We are not compartmentalized beings- we are fully embodied. Furthermore, we exist in connection to the world around us. Complexity and connection are paradigms which need to replace the old world order.
Toxic #PFAS are now tainting wells in rural California, impacting communities far from industrial sites.
Farmers worry about the safety of their food and water.
Story by @hannahnorman.bsky.social for @kffhealthnews.bsky.social @kff.org.
#ForeverChemicals
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
IPEN Executive Director Bjorn Beeler talks with BNN Bloomberg about the Plastics Treaty and obstacles to plastic recycling.
This seven-minute video interview unpacks the issues from INC-5 and what’s ahead. www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...
I haven't seen one yet, so I created a Plastic, Microplastic, etc starter pack. Let me know if you want to be added or know of others to add. go.bsky.app/Ld46AhM
The Biden administration on Wednesday took a step toward preventing dangerous “forever chemicals” from being released onto the market after a less rigorous revi…
Closing plenary of #INC5
Juan Carlos Monterrey from Panama is winning the powerful punchline contest again...
'Plastic pollution is not an environmental crisis, it is a moral failure'
No agreement. Heading to #INC5.2
"Delay is death"
#PlasticsTreaty
Companies that profit from plastics are pushing forward laws to keep Americans hooked on disposable plastic products
Environmental groups demand EPA to start monitoring microplastics in water
Although cathartic, deleting your Twitter account might cause more problems than it solves.
uk.pcmag.com/social-media...
A new UK study found that the systems in place for “cleaning up” toxic liquid landfill waste before it enters waterways is actually making #PFAS contamination WORSE.
Documents leaked from an industry group show how plastics companies are pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment.”
Paid influencers to sway the young at work.
Download, 'Ending Threats from Toxic Plastics'. This Citizens’ Report provides an overview of IPEN’s 25 years of work to expose and end toxic threats from hazardous chemicals released throughout the plastics life cycle. stoppoisonplastic.org/blog/portfol...
news.mongabay.com/2024/11/plas...
The Helix Nebula
Hair dyes and makeup may be sources of #PFAS exposure for pregnant women and those who are breastfeeding.
These chemicals can appear in plasma and breast milk, raising health concerns.
This calls for rethinking personal care routines during pregnancy and lactation
www.healthday.com/healthpro-ne...
Uncanny valley - scary
Lancaster University researchers investigating consumer attitudes and behaviors around plastic food packaging have found UK households are 'wishcycling' rather …
Yes. As of 2022, 40% of all shipping cargo was fossil fuels. qz.com/2113243/fort...
Very important study followed 312 patients who had plaques removed from their carotid arteries.
58% had microplastics, and these ppl fared worse than those who did not: Over the next 34 months, they were 2.1X more likely to experience a heart attack, stroke, or die.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The tools you cook with may be introducing an unwanted ingredient into your family dinner: flame retardant.
It's all connected: emissions from factory farms worsen extreme weather, and extreme weather worsens nitrate pollution from factory farms. All the more reason to tackle these issues together!
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Dale ?
