In September 2026, we cheered when Congresswoman Castor stood with Moms to oppose a bill that would deceive consumers about plastics recycling and contaminate local waste streams.
The Solution to the Plastics Problem Is Making Less Plastic
Everyone knows we have a plastics problem. But instead of making less plastic, the plastics industry is pushing false solutions that protect profits, not our health. Now they’re asking Congress to pass three bills that would make it easier to label products …
Testimony: Lani Wean, Union Carbide Corporation Permit Application, August 26, 2026
By: Lani Wean, West Virginia Field Organizer Date: August 26, 2026 About: UCC Permit Applications (WV DEP DAQ) R13-3727 and R13-1991D To: WV Department of Environmental Protection My name is Lani Wean, and I am the West Virginia Field Organizer for Moms …
Clean-Seas West Virginia gets green light for pyrolysis plant
‘Slap in the face’: DEP OKs Clean-Seas plastics site permit despite community fears
WV DEP approves Clean-Seas facility amid Belle-area community concerns
The EPA’s data on cancer risk from air pollution has gone dark
WV DEP approves air quality permit for plastic pyrolysis facility in Belle despite local resistance
Is Planned Ammonia Boom a Bust?
Learn how dozens of new ammonia facilities across the U.S. will increase air pollution and climate warming, and harm community health.
