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… Johnson's daughter Cheryl joined  Goldman Prize winner  Sharon Lavigne, who has fought against plastics factories in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," as both spoke  during the Catholic Climate …

… example, consider Sharon Lavigne, a Louisiana environmental activist who has fought to keep plastics factories out of her predominantly Black neighborhood that falls within the so-called … by environmental toxins in their neighborhood. After successfully fighting one proposed plastics manufacturing facility in 2018, the group has turned its attention to a plan for one of the largest plastics factories in the world to be built in St. James Parish. It is temporarily on hold. We …

… Last week's EarthBeat Weekly story about the world's addiction to plastic struck a chord with some readers. Pat Heffron-Cartwright wrote: St. Leonard Faith … you for the really helpful — and challenging — reports on EarthBeat! Especially good report on plastics. Here at Bellarmine Prep, Tacoma, [Washington], we have a really good … committee your newsletter connection, especially the current one on plastics. We have banned plastic bottles from the campus. It was the story about "ornitheologists" that resonated with …

… Nemo" said it best: All drains lead to the ocean. And that's where an alarming amount of plastic waste ends up, according to a new report mandated by the U.S. Congress under the 2020 Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. "An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year — the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of … are vivid reminders of the hazards for wildlife, but little is known about what happens when plastics get into the food chain — including into fish or other animals consumed by humans. …

… When I was 8, I owned a Barbie cookbook. Inside the plastic fuchsia pink pages were careful instructions on how to make anything from brownies to …

… countries shift to renewable energy sources, fossil fuel companies have found a new market in plastics manufacturing, which could outpace coal-fired power plants as a source of greenhouse gas …

… on climate change, reports Emma Farge for Reuters. The United States is one of the biggest plastic manufacturers, and also one of the biggest plastic polluters, but it trails much of the world in legislation to rein in that contamination, …

… living near the factories. Rise St. James is leading opposition to an effort by the Formosa Plastic Group to build what would be one of the world's largest petrochemical complexes, … us the sacrifice zone to save the whole state," she said. "Don't use us to save the state." Of plastic pollution, she said: We need to go back to the way we were in some aspects. I know they'd …

… to the late artist Christo, the Arc de Triomphe is now wrapped in 270,000 square feet of plastic! Christo had dreamed of the project for years. I hope someone will take up his art form. …

… more ocean acidification, more water pollution and an ocean in which there may be more plastic than fish by 2050. Here are five public policy areas that can be developed to facilitate … destructive industries that should be scaled down include armaments, private jets, single-use plastics, SUVs, building "McMansions" (house sizes in U.S. have  doubled  since 1970s) and …

…  as " Cancer Alley,"  due to the pollution from the large number of oil refineries, plastic manufacturing sites and other fossil fuel infrastructure clustered in the southern … of RISE St. James, who have been opposing new petrochemical plants like the  proposed Formosa plastics plant  from being built in their already burdened region, were also damaged in Ida, … reason Formosa must not be built," Lavigne said, referring to a proposed multi-billion-dollar plastics plant that she has organized against via RISE St. James. That plant, if built, would …

… of the environment," including in the ways people eat, travel and use water, energy and plastics, the pope said. Francis urged people to make "courageous choices" toward more …

… became soggy, muddy messes. People were so desperate to get warm that they would burn plastic or old rubber tires. People were so in need of heavy blankets. Sometimes a newborn would …

… drying. Vogt also contributed a Small Earth Story last year, writing about reducing her use of plastics . … Corps of Engineers will conduct a more thorough environmental impact study of a controversial plastics factory slated for St. James Parish, Louisiana, focusing particularly on environmental …

… action plan ranks suggested activities on a scale from "easy," such as "cut down on single-use plastics," to "moderate," including "incorporate justice and care for our common home into faith …

… I traveled to the lower Mississippi to report on a local fight to stop construction of a huge plastics manufacturing complex planned for a Black majority district of a Louisiana parish north …

… API, which represents about 600 drilling companies, refiners and other interests such as plastics makers, toward finally supporting a tax on carbon earlier this year. With Biden in the …

… plan to "keep oil alive" by shifting from fuel production to increased manufacturing of plastics — using chemical processes that are also greenhouse gas-intensive to make even more of a …

… Vice. As the world shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy, oil companies are banking on plastics, which they claim can be recycled — but the reality does not match the hype , report Joe …

… Goldman Prize recipient and Catholic activist who continues to  lead the fight against a plastics factory  slated for her community in St. James Parish, Louisiana. "We need more people …