Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
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Under pressure from activist investors, big brands agree to report and reduce plastics use
Shareholder advocacy groups have already won plastics-related concessions from companies including Disney, Hormel, and Choice Hotels.
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How to ‘decouple’ emissions from economic growth? These economists say you can’t.
At least, not fast enough to reach international climate targets.
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Petrochemical companies have known for 40 years that plastics recycling wouldn’t work
New documents show how they promoted it anyway.
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1 in 5 UN-tracked migratory species at risk of extinction
A new report highlights solutions that would also address climate change.