Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
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![Plastic bottles in two side-by-side trash tubes]()
![Plastic bottles in two side-by-side trash tubes]()
The US only recycled about 5% of plastic waste last year
A new report highlights recycling's failure to keep up with growing volumes of plastic trash.
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![Attorney General Bonta speaks, surroundd by staff and with two garbage bags in front of him]()
![Attorney General Bonta speaks, surroundd by staff and with two garbage bags in front of him]()
California opens investigation into ‘decades-long plastics deception campaign’
The state's attorney general argues fossil fuel companies have long known recycling is a "myth."
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![A woman with a broken umbrella walks through heavy rain]()
![A woman with a broken umbrella walks through heavy rain]()
It’s raining harder than ever. New research says climate change is to blame.
Warmer temperatures cause heavier rainfall across the U.S. — even in the driest cities.
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![A server hands a takeout container with a plastic fork sticking out of it to a woman]()
![A server hands a takeout container with a plastic fork sticking out of it to a woman]()
LA County bans throwaway dishes and cutlery
A new ordinance will require thousands of restaurants to use compostables or recyclables by 2023.
