Plastic recycler plans to move ahead with Pa. plant after withdrawing key permit application
The plant along the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County would break down plastics into chemical building blocks.
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Groups threaten to sue Beaver County plastics manufacturer for releasing ‘nurdles’ into Ohio River tributary
The groups say they found plastic pellets called nurdles near the outfall of the Styropek plant along Raccoon Creek.
Pittsburgh is banning plastic bags next month. Here’s what you need to know.
Pittsburgh's plastic bag ban goes into effect Oct. 14. Here’s what you can expect and need to know ahead of the rollout.
A Penn State researcher weighs in on the UN negotiations to end plastic pollution
Countries met in Paris to decide whether plastic production or recycling should be the focus of the agreement they hope to adopt by 2024.
Allegheny County could consider ban on single-use plastic bags
The council’s Committee on Sustainability and Green Initiatives held a hearing about how they might address plastic pollution in the county.
‘Advanced’ plastic recycling using high heat and chemicals is environmentally problematic, a new government study finds
Industry is pursuing various technologies to recycle plastic, but environmentalists say they only worsen environmental problems.
‘We do have questions to answer’ about single-use plastic waste, Shell internal emails reveal
Emails between Shell communication officials were made public as part of a congressional investigation into the fossil fuel industry and climate change.
Microplastics are everywhere, even in Pennsylvania’s cleanest waterways
The advocacy group, PennEnvironment, recommends banning single-use plastic, improving recycling, and limiting "fast fashion."
New novel imagines a future where all we’re left with is our plastic pollution
Alison Stine’s "Trashlands" depicts a dystopian Appalachia, exploited for its last valuable resource, but also full of ingenuity and resilience.
Surveying the Ohio River for plastic nurdles, as Shell readies to open cracker
Activists have teamed up with local scientists to find out how many pellets are in the river now, to know if the plant spills any after it opens.
