Economy Sep 29 Chemical shortage inflates paints and plastics prices Like other manufacturers, plastic, paint and other petrochemical companies have been shaken by the pandemic and by the way consumers and businesses responded to it. By Paul Wiseman, Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Science Jun 23 Watch 7:48 Recycling plastic has been an uphill challenge. Could chemical recycling change that? Plastic pollution is a global threat on our lands and seas. Since World War II, we have created over 9 billion cubic tons of it, yet its recycling remains extremely limited. As part of our "Breakthroughs" series, Miles O'Brien looks… By Miles O'Brien
Health Apr 25 Watch 4:31 Chemicals in plastic, electronics are lowering fertility in men and women Several chemicals found in everyday use products including plastic and electronics are lowering fertility in men, women and even some non-human species. Shanna Swan, a leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologist who has authored the book “Count Down” on the subject,… By PBS NewsHour
Science Jan 21 Why measuring plastic waste is the first step toward managing it Researchers carried out a study in Trinidad and Tobago that applied economic principles to the island nation's plastics management challenge. By Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Eric Williams, The Conversation
Oct 07 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Iraq’s prime minister tries easing protest tensions In our news wrap Monday, Iraq's prime minister ordered his nation's army to leave a Baghdad neighborhood where dozens of protesters were killed or wounded this weekend. Also, a federal judge rejected President Trump's refusal to release his tax returns… Continue watching
Aug 13 WATCH: Trump promotes turning natural gas into plastics in Pennsylvania Trump visited Shell's soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, which will turn the area's vast natural gas deposits into plastics. The facility, which critics claim will become the largest air polluter in western Pennsylvania, is being built in an area hungry… Continue reading
Jun 17 Maine bans single-use plastic grocery bags by Earth Day 2020 By Associated Press Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill Monday with the goal of limiting plastic pollution. Continue reading
Jun 13 Canada wants to ban single-use plastics. Would it make a difference? By Vicky Stein From Vancouver to Halifax, plastic plates, plastic bags and plastic straws may be on their way out. But critics say other products are problems too. Continue reading
Jun 10 Canada to ban single-use plastics By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The specific items to be banned will be determined based on a science-based review, but the government is considering items such as water bottles, plastic bags and straws. Continue reading