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.
Proposed W.R. Grace plastics recycling facility in Columbia prompts months-long fight from community members
W.R. Grace’s greenwashing campaign will cost our children their health
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.
The Environmental and Health Impacts of Plastics
The plastics industry pushes for deregulation in new recycling bill
The Plastics Industry’s Wish List for a Second Trump Administration
Council plans another road improvement project in downtown Youngstown for next year
Testimony: Rachel Meyer, Pyrolysis and Gasification Moratorium in Youngstown, Ohio, October 16, 2024
Date: October 16, 2024 To: Youngstown City Council Subject: Reinstating Pyrolysis and Gasification Moratorium My name is Rachel Meyer. I am the Ohio River Valley Field Organizer for Moms Clean Air Force. Moms is a national nonprofit which has 1.5 million total …
Council plans another road improvement project in downtown Youngstown for next year
Moratorium extension sought for SOBE
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.