Nation Jul 02 News Wrap: Embattled Uvalde schools police chief steps down from city council By PBS NewsHour Weekend
World Jun 20 Canada to ban sale of single use plastics by end of 2023 In addition to bags and takeout boxes, the ban will affect plastic straws, bags, cutlery, stir sticks and six-pack rings that hold cans and bottles. By Associated Press
Politics Jun 08 Interior Department to phase out single-use plastics at national parks The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Arts Dec 18 Watch 8:24 Guster, My Morning Jacket, other musicians unite to make concert tours more sustainable From gas-guzzling tour buses to concession stands loaded with single-use plastic water bottles, concert tours aren’t exactly easy on the environment. But now, a movement to make touring more climate-friendly is empowering musicians to not only talk about issues like… By Tom Casciato
Science Jul 14 COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics. Are they here to stay? Pandemic precautions have given new life to disposable plastic products, which the industry claims are more "hygienic" than reusables. But critics say there's no scientific evidence this is so. By Jessica Heiges, Kate O'Neill, The Conversation
Jun 28 Watch 7:45 Samoa searching for plant-based alternatives to single-use plastics By Mike Taibbi, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong Like many other places around the world, the South Pacific island-nation of Samoa has begun phasing out single-use plastic products, and styrofoam will be next. Businesses and research organizations there are finding creative uses of local resources to fill in… Continue watching