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U.S. plastics response falls short as Americans face widespread chemical exposure
While we need microplastics out of our water, the Trump administration's announcement of more research is not leadership, it's more of the same—another gift to the very industries that are making Americans sick.
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Greenpeace reacts to threat of Iran war on global food price shock
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Reacting to the news that disruption to global fertiliser supply chains caused by Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz may lead to a global food…
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Merchants of Myth: new report exposes plastic recycling as costly failure
A new report from Greenpeace USA reveals plastic recycling has largely failed after decades of being touted by corporations as a solution to the pollution crisis.
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Wrecking the future: the Trump war on the ocean, climate, and communities
Wrecking the future: The Trump war on the ocean, climate, and communities. Dismantling climate and oceans protections.
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OP-ED: Greenpeace USA leadership pose critical questions during UN Oceans Conference
In the op-ed “Who Will Defend Our Oceans—the Last Global Commons?” published in Common Dreams, Greenpeace USA Interim Executive Director Sushma Raman and Greenpeace USA Oceans Campaign Director John Hocevar discuss solutions for how the international community can stop this dangerous rollback before it is too late.
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Greenpeace USA slams PepsiCo for ditching reuse target
We clearly can’t trust corporations like PepsiCo to do what’s best for people and the planet, and this exemplifies why voluntary commitments by corporations have never been enough. We need a strong and binding Global Plastics Treaty that caps plastic production and ends single-use plastics.
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UN Ocean Conference draft declaration fails to address the ocean crisis
Instead of taking bold, unified action to protect our ocean, we’re seeing dangerous backpedalling. Governments must stop allowing a handful of rogue nations to prevent the kinds of actions that science requires and justice demands.
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Coca-Cola slides backwards again, plans to expose Americans to more toxic plastic bottles
This move would lock consumers into a future of rising health risks and medical costs–at a time when Americans are already struggling with economic and health burdens.
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Trump’s unnecessary stand on plastic straws ignores American Health Crisis
Donald Trump’s Executive Order on plastic straws is a distraction from his administration's efforts to prevent the EPA, the FDA and the NIH from protecting Americans from microplastics and dangerous chemicals.
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Greenpeace USA slams Coca-Cola’s abandoned environmental promises
Coke’s abandonment of its reuse commitment is a disaster for the planet.