A ban on single-use bags included an exemption for bags meant to be reused and recycled. Except, they weren’t. New legislation aims to fix that.
Tag: Plastics
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This Is What Keeps My Eco-Anxiety in Check
The simple act of picking up trash, I’ve found, has an outsize effect on my worrying over climate change and ecological catastrophe.
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This Tiny Parasitic Wasp Can Drill Through Plastic
In experiments under his microscope at home, a teenage researcher discovered a very unusual talent in a species of tiny insect that usually lays eggs on the inside of a tough plant growth.
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Michael Bloomberg Goes After Petrochemicals
The former New York City mayor is spending some of his wealth to try to block the construction of petrochemical plants. But this fight may be tougher than his earlier efforts to close coal-burning power plants.