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Chemical industry fights Superfund tax
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Chemical industry spends millions lobbying against Superfund tax

The American Chemistry Council spent $130 million over two years on government lobbying, including against revived Superfund tax.
FTC examines sustainability claims

FTC takes a microscope to sustainability claims

Companies are talking the talk on sustainability. The Federal Trade Commission is gearing up to make sure they're walking the walk.
A move to rein in cancer-causing 'forever chemicals'

A move to rein in cancer-causing 'forever chemicals'

Michael Regan, the E.P.A. administrator, wants to limit a class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer and is found in everything from drinking water to furniture.
Here is who's behind the global surge in single-use plastic
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Here is who's behind the global surge in single-use plastic

A new report shows that a surprisingly small number of big companies and banks are behind the manufacturing and financing of much of the world’s single-use plastic.
House passed another "Save Our Seas" act. Here's why it won't work
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House passed another "Save Our Seas" act. Here's why it won't work

“There’s a reason the plastics industry likes this. It’s because they don’t really have to do anything.”
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Big oil is in trouble. Its plan: Flood Africa with plastic

Faced with plunging profits and a climate crisis that threatens fossil fuels, the industry is demanding a trade deal that weakens Kenya's rules on plastics and on imports of American trash.

Big Oil is in trouble. Its plan: Flood Africa with plastic
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Big Oil is in trouble. Its plan: Flood Africa with plastic

Faced with plunging profits and a climate crisis that threatens fossil fuels, the industry is demanding a trade deal that weakens Kenya’s rules on plastics and on imports of American trash.
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