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White House releases new strategy to tackle plastic pollution


ACP | commends White House single-use plastic goals | blooloop

Aquarium Conservation Partnership (ACP) has praised the US Administration's commitment to ambitious actions to end plastic pollution.

White House order flexes muscle against plastic pollution

Publication: GreenBiz. The Biden administration's July 19 executive order phasing out single-use plastics marks the beginning of the end for ...

U.S. Federal Government Introduces Measures to Tackle Plastics ...

The Biden administration has announced plans to phase out single-use plastics from federal government operations by 2035.

FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Revitalize ...

President Biden and Vice President Harris believe that every person has a right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, ...

Whitehouse Unveils REDUCE Act to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Washington, DC – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of both the Senate Finance and Environment and Public Works Committees, ...

Doggett, Whitehouse Introduce Bicameral Bill to Tackle Plastic ...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, ...

Plastic Pollution - United States Department of State

Often stemming from poor waste mismanagement, plastic pollution is a major environmental issue because most plastics do not biodegrade and instead break down ...

ACC Statement on White House's Federal Action Report on Plastic

The following can be attributed to Ross Eisenberg, president of America's Plastic Makers®, a division of the American Chemistry Council: The ...

The Latest - NHPIRG

Before the school year starts, go on a 'nurdle hunt'. With summer winding down, consider taking your kids on one last summer adventure— to find plastic pellets, ...

Reducing Single-Use Plastic Pollution | U.S. Department of the Interior

Issued on June 8, 2022, Secretary's Order 3407 (SO 3407) aims to reduce the procurement, sale and distribution of single-use plastic products and packaging ...

United States Archives - Plastic Pollution Coalition

Advocates and organizers have demanded for the U.S. government to acknowledge the plastics crisis as an issue of environmental justice. Today, the White House ...

U.S. Government unveils landmark plastic pollution strategy

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced its intent to phase out all single-use plastics across US federal government agencies by 2035.

US EPA releases draft of strategy to prevent plastic pollution

EPA will collect public comments on the draft strategy through the docket in Regulations.gov for 45 days once published in the Federal ...

Pacific Environment Applauds US' Stronger Stance on Global Plastic ...

The United States had previously held a position that capping plastic production should be left to each U.N. Member States, siding with fossil ...

The Plastic Crisis in California

We are currently living through a plastic waste and pollution crisis. Since the 1950s, the world has continued to produce more and more plastic – but the ...

Environmental Law Institute and Monterey Bay Aquarium report ...

Legal analysis shows the pathways the Biden-Harris Administration can take to help reach its goal of eliminating release of plastic into the environment by ...

Statements and Releases Archives | Page 44 of 626

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Releases New Strategy to Tackle Plastic Pollution, Takes Action to Reduce Single-Use Plastics in Federal Operations.

News and Updates | Office of the Federal Chief Sustainability Officer

The Office of Federal Sustainability collaborates with the White House Office of Management and Budget to track progress and performance on sustainability ...

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences's post - Facebook

NEWS: Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past two decades, littering our ocean, poisoning the air of communities near production...

10 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution - NRDC

Stop buying bottled water. Each year, close to 20 billion plastic bottles are tossed in the trash. Carry a reusable bottle in your bag, and you' ...