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.
Letter to The House of Representatives About Greenwashed Plastics Recycling Bill, September 27, 2024
Date: September 27, 2024 To: House of Representatives Re: Why H.R. 9676, the “Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act” is dangerous Dear Representative, The undersigned environmental, health, science, consumer protection and environmental justice organizations urge you not to co-sponsor H.R. …
Letter: U.S. activists call on Dept. of Energy to revoke $182 million IRG loan guarantee
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.