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Dr. Melanie BergmannJust wow: „Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets [= #microplastics ] into coastal waters.“ #plastics
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02032026/dow-requests-texas-plastic-pollution-permit/
DoomsdaysCW@decapitae There was an initial trial for #PersonalInjury settlements, and there is another case in the works...
"The case before Washam seeks damages for a list of claims that includes negligence, nuisance, strict liability, product liability, trespass, punitive damages, loss of consortium, wrongful death, survivorship and business interruption. The wrongful death claim stems from Courtney Fish, of East Palestine, who allegedly died from the aftermath of the derailment."
Personal Injury settlements:
#EastPalestine #EastPalestineOH #Ohio #VinylChoride #Plastics #EnvironmentalDisaster #ToxicFumes #TrainDerailment
Deadlines set for motions in EP derailment lawsuits
LISBON — Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam set deadlines next month for parties in one of the lawsuits against Norfolk Southern over the 2023 East Palestine train derailment to file motions for or against consolidating the case with a similar case filed earlier in 2025. Washam was assigned to the lawsuit filed […]
Bruce MacDonaldWell, this is annoying, having lived long enough to remember vividly the first Earth Day. And, for that matter, "The Graduate."
At least it's an ethos.
"Earlier this month, a federal district court judge in Oregon put parts of its single-use plastic law, which is similar to California’s, on hold while he decides whether it violates antitrust and consumer protection laws.
"At the same time, 10 Republican attorneys general sent letters directly to companies that are taking part in plastic reduction campaigns, telling them to stop."
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-02-27/red-state-ags-plastic
~meoralis~Individually wrapped #apple slices in 'Murica for #FruitsFriday 🥲
#Apfel #Obst #plastic #plastics #Plastik #Kunststoff #Kunststoffmüll #Kunststoff #Plastikmüll #plasticPollution #Plastikflut #wtf #FruitFriday #FrüchteFreitag
#Apfel #Obst #plastic #plastics #Plastik #Kunststoff #Kunststoffmüll #Kunststoff #Plastikmüll #plasticPollution #Plastikflut #wtf #FruitFriday #FrüchteFreitag
EUMEPS💡 New joint recommendations highlight the need for regulatory coherence, industrial competitiveness and performance-based circularity.
Paul Houle⚡ New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-electrolyzer-plastic-syngas-ethylene-energy.html
#chemistry #recycling #syngas #carbon #manufacturing #plastics #energytransition
New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy
For every ton of ethylene created, one ton of carbon dioxide is produced. With more than 300 million tons of ethylene produced each year, the production system has a huge carbon footprint that scientists and engineers are eager to reduce and eventually eliminate. A new device developed in Ted Sargent's lab at Northwestern takes a step toward breaking that cycle.
Environment | The Guardian USRiding the wave: can surf tourism save Peru’s ancient reed-boat fishing culture? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/26/wave-riders-surf-tourism-save-peru-ancient-reed-boat-fishing-culture #Peru #Fishing #Americas #MarineLife #Food #Pollution #Conservation #Plastics #Environment #WorldNews #Surfing
jonquarkI watched an interesting talk this evening: https://www.hampshireskeptics.org/25th-february-2026-taking-off-the-blindfold-about-plastic-waste-how-making-waste-visible-changes-behaviour/
About what types of messages caused which types of people to reduce thei volume of single-use plastics they use.
#winchester #skeptics #science #plastics #PlasticsPollution #BreakFreeFromPlastics
25th February 2026 Taking Off the Blindfold about Plastic Waste: How Making Waste Visible Changes Behaviour
We often assume we understand our own environmental impact, but recent research suggests we may be viewing waste through a kind of blindfold. This talk explores how that blindfold forms, what happe…
Egbert12 reasons why plastic recycling is failing so badly.
https://theconversation.com/12-reasons-why-plastic-recycling-is-failing-so-badly-276412
