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Environmental justice advocates criticize lack of inclusion in plastic treaty negotiations
Environmental justice and Indigenous groups say they were largely excluded from key plastic treaty talks last week in Busan, South Korea, which took place over seven days and ended without a final text. As oil and gas producing nations opposed reducing plastic production, the fifth round of talks in a series of UN Intergovernmental Negotiating…
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Op-ed: The plastic treaty had to fail, so it can succeed
Looking back at the outcome of the UN plastics treaty negotiations that just finished in South Korea, it is clear to me that failure to reach agreement in this round of negotiations was the best result. This failure was necessary. Moving to a final treaty in South Korea, given the state of negotiations, was premature.…
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Op-ed: The plastic treaty had to fail, so it can succeed
Looking back at the outcome of the UN plastics treaty negotiations that just finished in South Korea, it is clear to me that failure to reach agreement in this round of negotiations was the best result. This failure was necessary. Moving to a final treaty in South Korea, given the state of negotiations, was premature.…
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How the plastic industry undermines democracy by blocking bans
On a cool, sunny day in March 2020, Ted Harris towed a large net from a boat in Clinton Lake in Kansas and retrieved a sample of microscopic debris in the water. Harris, an associate research professor at the University of Kansas, was participating in a global study, published in 2023, that looked for microplastics…
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LISTEN: Ufuoma Ovienmhada on toxic prisons
Ufuoma Ovienmhada joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss environmental injustice at prisons across the U.S. Ovienmhada, a current fellow and a postdoctoral fellow in the school of geography, development, and environment at the University of Arizona, also talks about what prison ecology means, why extreme heat is so much worse…
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As latest talks stall, scientists say a strong plastic treaty could reduce breast cancer
A strong global plastic treaty would not only protect the environment but reduce worldwide breast cancer rates, according to a new analysis from the Silent Spring Institute. The analysis, published last week in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, comes as countries failed to reach an agreement Sunday to reduce plastic pollution at the fifth UN…
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Phthalates found in some popular tallow brands
Eight popular tallow products recently tested have detectable levels of phthalates, according to a new report from Mamavation. Tallow is rendered and processed animal fat often used in cooking or personal care products, while beef suet is the animal fat prior to being rendered. Partnering with EHN.org, Mamavation — an environmental wellness blog and community…
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What a Trump administration means for the federal hydrogen energy push
The incoming Trump administration could decrease the viability of the nascent U.S. hydrogen economy with changes in clean energy funding, trade, climate and environmental policies, according to legal and industry experts. The Biden administration made a big bet on hydrogen — with seven proposed, federally funded hydrogen hub networks, an initiative born from the administration’s…
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Op-ed: The common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future
A fault line runs between labor and environmental movements, or so we’re told. Labor unions have been criticized for focusing on jobs without considering environmental consequences, with some unions supporting controversial projects like the Dakota Access Pipeline, and others opposing bans on fracking. Meanwhile, environmental groups are accused of being divorced from working-class realities, sometimes…
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LISTEN: Pradnya Garud on the role of unions in climate justice
Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice. Garud, a current Agents of Change fellow and an environmental health data equity strategist for the Oregon Health Authority in the Data and Epidemiology Unit, also talks about what health data equity looks…
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