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California is the top exporter of contaminated plastic in the nation, flooding poor countries who lack infrastructure to manage it, confer stakeholders vested in curbing plastic pollution. And the state could be headed for big trouble (not unlike other states, but even more so) as pressure intensifies for policy to end U.S. plastics exports. Yet some of California’s own are among those who are most forcefully pushing to crackdown on shipments leaving their ports.   Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) put out a resolution (AJR 4) to urge President Joe Biden to ratify the Basel C...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The family of Rhogena Nicholas, the woman killed in her home during a controversial drug raid by Houston police, says the plan to introduce new findings, according to the family's attorney Michael Patrick Doyle. Nicholas' family is set to appear in probate court for a hearing in the case at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. According to a release by the Doyle LLP and St. Martin & Bourque LLC law firms, "In a ruling Monday, Judge Jerry Simoneaux of Harris County Probate Court No. 1 denied the city's latest attempt to withhold evidence of the incident from the family of Rho...

Share it In a difficult and eventful year, discussions around zero waste policy have not always taken center stage. The recent National Zero Waste Conference offered signs of where the movement is heading and why participants see many opportunities for change. Originally scheduled by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) for March in California, the conference was among the first industry events to be affected by the pandemic. The three-day virtual event held in early December also included a National Recycling Congress that organizers hope can serve as a model for future state events.  As ...

Dec 10, 2020 As people attempt to go about their daily routines safely during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the role of plastics has changed once again. Cities and states temporarily lifted their plastic bag bans out of concern for health and hygiene, cafes restricted the use of reusable cups, and take-out orders surged while people sheltered in place. With a surge in the use of personal protective equipment, evidence suggests items such as masks and gloves are ending up as pollution in the environment.  Regardless of the trends toward rising consumption of single-use plastics, compani...