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There's almost no research on the health impact of plastic chemicals in the Global South

Scientists mapped thousands of studies on the health impacts of plastic chemicals. Here's what they found.
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Plastic recycling could be more dangerous than you think

Efforts to end plastic pollution with recycling could leave people — and the environment — laden with poisonous chemicals, a new study has found. 
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From making it to managing it, plastic is a major contributor to climate change
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From making it to managing it, plastic is a major contributor to climate change

New report finds plastic production and use could have the equivalent impact of nearly 300 new coal power plants on Earth's climate over the next decade.

Plastic is polluting oceans, freshwater lakes and rivers, food and us — but it's also a major contributor to global climate change, warns a new report.

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