Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
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![Two plastic bags, one orange and one white, lie flat against a blue background.]()
![Two plastic bags, one orange and one white, lie flat against a blue background.]()
California inspired a wave of plastic bag bans — with an unfortunate loophole
The Golden State finally fixed its ban last month, but at least five other states still allow the distribution of extra-thick "reusable" plastic bags.
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![A man boards up the window of a dry cleaning business.]()
![A man boards up the window of a dry cleaning business.]()
‘I can’t think straight’: Still buried beneath Helene’s debris, Floridians brace for Milton
Hundreds of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders as the state faces its second major hurricane in two weeks.
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![Close-up of CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam waving his hand.]()
![Close-up of CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam waving his hand.]()
A federal attempt to foster ‘high-integrity voluntary carbon markets’ falls short, experts say
New guidance for credit-based derivatives gives “imprimatur to a system that doesn’t have credibility to begin with.”
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![Side view of California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaking at a podium, flanked by several men in suits.]()
![Side view of California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaking at a podium, flanked by several men in suits.]()
California sues Exxon Mobil over ‘sham’ of plastics recycling
Attorney General Rob Bonta said the company has “manipulated the public and lied to consumers.”
