Melanie Turner

Plastic shards permeate human brains Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue. This raises questions and worries about what this plastic is doing to us. “These findings are both significant and concerning."
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Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway. The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

President Trump ended a first-of-its-kind assessment of land, water and wildlife across the U.S. that its leader called "too important to die," weeks before the study was set to be completed.

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Protester holding up a bright yellow sign that reads, STOP THE STEAL, with the white dome of the California state capitol in the background.

A bright yellow cardboard handmade sign that reads, “You can’t dim our light,” in multicolor writing.

A bright pink protester sign in the foreground — Fight for the rule of law to protect our country — and a small “Fight Climate Change” sign in the background.

Way to show up and fight for our #democracy #Sacramento! #50501protest

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Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚

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Check out this interview with @npr.org, where I shared my thoughts with Leila Fadel on the current state of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty.
www.npr.org/2024/12/06/n...

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Rwanda delivered an intervention on behalf of 85 countries that support a high ambition #PlasticsTreaty.

A majority of the crowd showed solidarity by standing up with the supporters of the statement.

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#INC5 #LessPlasticMoreLife #BreakFreeFromPlastic

02.12.2024 05:53 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This article was written 112 years ago. 112 years, and we still aren't doing what we need to do to address the climate crisis.

No time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewables #COP29

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L.A. County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in ongoing plastic pollution crisis The suit is the latest in a series of high-profile legal actions California officials have taken against petrochemical corporations and plastic manufacturers.

L.A. County is suing Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in the plastic pollution crisis. The suit alleges the global beverage companies misrepresented the environmental impacts of plastic bottles. www.latimes.com/environment/... #plastic

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