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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![Amazon package on a conveyor belt]()
![Amazon package on a conveyor belt]()
Nearly half of Amazon shareholders agree: Time to cut back on plastic packaging
They're part of a growing movement calling for greater plastic reductions.
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![An alligator attempts to eat a plastic water bottle]()
![An alligator attempts to eat a plastic water bottle]()
Interior Department to phase out single-use plastics on all public lands
Agencies including the National Park Service will have until 2032 to eliminate them.
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![A group of people stand defensively in front of a tropical forest.]()
![A group of people stand defensively in front of a tropical forest.]()
From the North Pole to the Amazon: 4 new documentaries, reviewed
At the Mountainfilm Festival, docs explore melting ice and disappearing forest, but could go deeper.
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![A plastic bag in a tree, with red building in background]()
![A plastic bag in a tree, with red building in background]()
2 new bills aim to reduce plastic pollution in New York state
The proposed legislation includes the "strongest in the nation" push to reduce single-use plastic packaging.
