Moms from Georgia to California spoke out at a virtual EPA hearing about a new proposal to exempt “advanced recycling” plastics incinerators from Clean Air Act pollution protections.
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Moms Confront EPA Over Plans to Greenlight More Plastics Industry Pollution
EPA Hands the Chemical Industry Another “Free Pass to Pollute”
EPA Administrator Zeldin wants to incinerate plastic in our communities without pollution controls. This is appalling, and Moms are sounding the alarm.
Life Under Threat: An Explosion at a Local Chemical Facility Spurs One Akron Mom Into Action
Families in East Akron, Ohio, face exposure to toxic, cancer-causing chemicals each day from large manufacturing plants, including the Alterra Akron Plastic Recycling Facility and SMB Products Plant. This mom is taking action.
EPA Head Zeldin Must Go. Stop the Pollution Spree.
Within one short year, Administrator Zeldin has unleashed an aggressive campaign to let polluters get away with more pollution. Moms are calling for his resignation.
Life Under Threat: Toxic Black Smoke in Hebron, Ohio (VIDEO)
This Mom used footage from her phone camera to sound the alarm about a new “advanced recycling” plastics burning facility in Hebron, Ohio—capturing the attention of the press, a local lawmaker, and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Life Under Threat: Burning Plastics in Maryland
Families in the Cedar Creek and River Hill neighborhoods of Columbia, Maryland, are fighting a chemical company’s plans to build an “advanced recycling” plastics burning facility adjacent to their homes.
Life Under Threat: Major Win in Ohio “Advanced Recycling” Fight
Residents of Youngstown, Ohio, have banded together to thwart a company’s plans to incinerate tires in their city, a designated environmental justice area one hour east of Akron, and plastics and computer waste in nearby Lowellville.
Moms Call on Congress to Protect Children’s Health, Not the Plastics Industry
Last month, members of Congress introduced a bill that reads as a gift to the plastics industry. It would exempt “advanced recycling” from air pollution laws and promote it as a solution to plastic pollution. This is dangerous. Our lawmakers must not be fooled into thinking this is the best path forward.
Life Under Threat: “Advanced Recycling” in West Virginia
Along the Ohio River in northern West Virginia, the city of Follansbee is at a crossroads. After almost 100 years, a highly polluting plant that heated coal to produce a hotter burning fuel known as coke closed in 2020. Now an “advanced recycling” facility is knocking at the door.
“Advanced Recycling” Plant Canceled in Small-Town Pennsylvania
The community of Point Township, Pennsylvania, is celebrating after Encina, a chemical company, announced they would not move forward with a planned “advanced recycling” plant there.
What’s in the Air: The Massive Failure of Plastics Recycling
Dominique Browning shares a list of resources to help us understand the depth of today’s plastics recycling crisis.
“Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Repair, Regenerate”: Solutions to the Plastics Crisis Are Systemic
While the plastic crisis can feel overwhelming, the U.S. has the power to change its practices.