Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
Joseph Winters was previously a staff writer at Grist covering plastics, corporate sustainability commitments, and carbon markets, among other topics. He previously worked as a production assistant at the radio show Living on Earth and as an intern at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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![Side view of delegates seated at a long table, mostly looking at their desks.]()
![Side view of delegates seated at a long table, mostly looking at their desks.]()
Here’s what to watch for at this month’s global plastics treaty talks
Delegates are meeting in Geneva for a sixth — and potentially final — round of negotiations.
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![pellets of compacted plastic trash on a black background]()
![pellets of compacted plastic trash on a black background]()
This fuel is 50% plastic — and it’s slipping through a loophole in international waste law
Environmental groups are concerned that rich countries are exporting plastic to poor countries in the form of “refuse-derived fuel."
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![Diver underwater in a blue wetsuit, near the surface, with plastic floating all around them.]()
![Diver underwater in a blue wetsuit, near the surface, with plastic floating all around them.]()
The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought
A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.
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![Collage of win turbine, slashed dollar bill, capitol building, and Trump]()
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‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy
Once Trump signs the megabill, the country will no longer have a federal plan to address the climate crisis.
