Dumped Fishing Gear Is Biggest Plastic Polluter In Ocean, Finds Report [1]
"Lost and abandoned fishing gear which is deadly to marine life makes up the majority of large plastic pollution in the oceans, according to a report by Greenpeace."
"Lost and abandoned fishing gear which is deadly to marine life makes up the majority of large plastic pollution in the oceans, according to a report by Greenpeace."
"Texas coal companies are leaving behind contaminated land. The state is letting them."
"Native American leaders from New Mexico are opposing plans that call for storing in the desert Southwest tons of spent nuclear fuel from power plants around the U.S."
"For decades, Coca-Cola has burnished its public image as an environmentally caring company with donations to recycling nonprofits. Meanwhile, as one of the world’s most polluting brands, Coke has quietly fought efforts to hold the company accountable for plastic waste."
"After months of global outcry over the United States’ role in the plastic pollution crisis, companies that collect and dispose of waste are trying to clamp down on the amount of American refuse that gets dumped in poorer countries."
"COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — The movement started last spring with a dinner table conversation at then third-grader Aggy Deagle’s home."
"Plastic production really began in earnest in the 1950s. It’s hard to remember, but we once got along without it. Of course, plastic offered great convenience, and its production skyrocketed."
Can consumption in the classroom become a reporting exercise for budding journalists? Our quarterly EJ Academy column explores how collegiate educators can handle sustainability questions. Should students be discouraged from using plastic water bottles? And should faculty use electronic handouts and texts instead of paper copies? Top instructors weigh in.
"The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill a decade ago, with potentially serious consequences for an industry often opposed to environmental regulation."
"“It’s really a complete myth when people say that we’re recycling our plastics,” says Jim Puckett, the executive director of the Seattle-based Basel Action Network, which campaigns against the illegal waste trade."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/dumped-fishing-gear-biggest-plastic-polluter-ocean-finds-report
[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmentalists
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste
[5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[8] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/06/dumped-fishing-gear-is-biggest-plastic-polluter-in-ocean-finds-report
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/captured-coal-death-family
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest
[14] https://grist.org/article/texas-peeler-ranch-san-miguel-electric-cooperative-railroad-commission/
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/southwest-tribes-oppose-spent-nuclear-fuel-storage-plans
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/nuclear-power/radiation
[19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[20] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[21] https://www.apnews.com/e10de74efdd64f6585b9b58131ffde11
[22] https://www.sej.org/headlines/leaked-audio-reveals-how-coca-cola-undermines-plastic-recycling-efforts
[23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business
[24] https://theintercept.com/2019/10/18/coca-cola-recycling-plastics-pollution/
[25] https://www.sej.org/headlines/america-s-biggest-trash-hauler-stops-shipping-plastic-poor-countries
[26] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/waste-management-plastic-export_n_5da9ce43e4b0e0f0378ae647
[27] https://www.sej.org/headlines/meet-utah-s-pint-sized-environmental-activists
[28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism
[29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer
[32] https://www.deseret.com/utah/2019/10/2/20894182/utah-student-children-environmental-activists-greta-thunburg-climate-change
[33] https://www.sej.org/headlines/plastics-industry-s-long-fight-blame-pollution-you
[34] https://theintercept.com/2019/10/03/plastics-industry-plastic-pollution/
[35] https://www.sej.org/publications/ej-academy/water-bottles-class-offer-varying-lessons-sustainability
[36] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/ej-academy
[37] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes
[39] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast
[40] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sick-and-dying-workers-demand-help-after-cleaning-coal-ash
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[42] https://www.apnews.com/a7c90c7577e74715b00a4e02d48afc96
[43] https://www.sej.org/headlines/plastic-recycling-myth-what-really-happens-your-rubbish
[44] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/17/plastic-recycling-myth-what-really-happens-your-rubbish
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=31
[46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=28
[47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=29
[48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=30
[49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=33
[50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=34
[51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=35
[52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=36
[53] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste?page=79