Gov. Gavin Newsom this week stymied implementation of landmark state environmental legislation that would have limited the amount of single-use plastics sold and distributed in California.| Los Angeles Times
Less than one year after Rachel Wagoner resigned as director of CalRecycle, she's working for a coalition of plastic and packaging companies.| Los Angeles Times
SB54 put an end to polystyrene — which had low recycling rates and high levels of pollution — in California. But the plastic industry may have spooked the governor into silence.| Los Angeles Times
Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta claims Exxon Mobil and other corporations have perpetuated the 'myth' that recycling will solve the plastics crisis.| Los Angeles Times
The chemicals added to plastics are likely contributing more than $250 billion to annual healthcare costs in the United States, researchers say.| Los Angeles Times
Nanoplastics are microscopic flecks so small that they can be absorbed into human cells and tissue, as well as cross the blood-brain barrier.| Los Angeles Times
California winds spread microplastics from natural fertilizers at higher concentrations than previously known, a team of UCLA researchers has found.| Los Angeles Times
News and analysis about water quality, air pollution, weather patterns, environmental issues and climate change.| Los Angeles Times
California's plastic bag ban aimed to reduce waste and increase recycling, but it hasn't worked out as planned. What went wrong?| Los Angeles Times