Joseph Winters, Author at InvestigateWest

Environment

Landfills in Washington and Oregon leaked ‘explosive’ levels of methane last year

EPA inspection reports find methane exceedances are more common than operators say. By Joseph Winters…

Joseph WintersOctober 30, 2023

Problem of Plastic

Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle

A new report says beverage companies like Coca-Cola must be “held accountable for the supply…

Joseph WintersMay 23, 2023

Problem of Plastic

Congressional Democrats have a new plan to combat plastic pollution

Proposed legislation would limit plastic production and restrict new petrochemical facilities. By Joseph Winters /…

Joseph WintersDecember 7, 2022

Problem of Plastic

380 million tons of plastic are made every year. None of it is truly recyclable.

Not even water bottles and milk jugs meet standards for recyclability, a new report finds.…

Joseph WintersOctober 28, 2022

Problem of Plastic

All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, too

By Joseph Winters / Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its…

Joseph WintersOctober 20, 2022

Problem of Plastic

Nearly half of Amazon shareholders agree: Time to cut back on plastic packaging

By Joseph Winters / Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its…

Joseph WintersJune 22, 2022

Problem of Plastic

Interior Department to phase out single-use plastics on all public lands

By Joseph Winters / Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its…

Joseph WintersJune 10, 2022

Environment Problem of Plastic

The US only recycled about 5% of plastic waste last year

By Joseph Winters / Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its…

Joseph WintersMay 5, 2022

Government Problem of Plastic

Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests

By Joseph Winters / Grist At the beginning of last year, 187 countries took steps…

Joseph WintersApril 18, 2022

Joseph Winters

Landfills in Washington and Oregon leaked ‘explosive’ levels of methane last year

Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle

Congressional Democrats have a new plan to combat plastic pollution

380 million tons of plastic are made every year. None of it is truly recyclable.

All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, too

Nearly half of Amazon shareholders agree: Time to cut back on plastic packaging

Interior Department to phase out single-use plastics on all public lands

The US only recycled about 5% of plastic waste last year

Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests

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