Letter to leaders urges rejection of petrochemical industry’s COVID-19 exemption
We’re part of a national coalition working to stop the fossil fuel industry from dramatically ramping up plastic production in the United States, which threatens communities, oceans and our climate. The industry’s aggressive plan to convert fracked gas into mountains of throwaway plastic packaging is a serious public-health threat that will far outlast the current COVID-19 crisis.
Our message is simple: Protect our air and water, stop making plastic.
When the petrochemical industry recently sought waivers from national stay-at-home orders designed to slow the spread of coronavirus, we were outraged. …
After polluting Texas waterways with plastic, the company is targeting Louisiana
Diane Wilson exposed Formosa Plastics’ rampant pollution of Texas waterways. Sharon Lavigne has been leading the opposition to the company’s massive proposed petrochemical complex in Louisiana. Recently the two came together to demand that the St. James Parish Council rescind approval for Formosa’s plastic-making project, which threatens the health of Louisiana communities, the Gulf of Mexico and the stability of our planet.
This is the story of two inspiring activists who learned of the damage being done by Formosa Plastics, a subsidiary of a Taiwanese conglomerate, to the Gulf Coast. …
Approving SB 54 and AB 1080 would be a good start
Every day, plastic lids, bottles, wrappers, bags and other single-use packaging generate tons of waste in California. It fills our landfills and litters our oceans and landscapes. Getting single-use plastic packaging out of our waste stream is essential and long overdue — and California can adopt that goal right now.
Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080 would each create a comprehensive statewide plan to address the plastic pollution crisis. They aim to reduce throwaway packaging by 75 percent by 2030 and ensure the packaging that remains is reusable, recyclable or compostable. …
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