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Lisa Song

Lisa Song

Environment/Climate Reporter at ProPublica - Chicago Bureau

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  • English
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  • Environment

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Recent Articles

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The Plastics Industry’s Wish List for a Second Trump Administration

Critics call it the plastics industry’s Project 2025. Tucked into a federal recycling bill is a litany of regulatory rollbacks and other industry-friendly provisions that federal agencies under Donald Trump could adopt without congressional approval.
2 months ago
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ExxonMobil Accused of “Deceptively” Promoting Chemical Recycling as...

The California attorney general’s lawsuit, which cites ProPublica reporting, alleges that products made with Exxon’s process contain only a small fraction of the recycled plastic that they claim to have.
3 months ago
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These Household Brands Want to Redefine What Counts as “Recyclable”

From Coke to Clorox, ProPublica contacted all 51 companies on the Consumer Brands Association board of directors to ask if they agreed with the group’s proposed redefinition of “recyclable” plastic. Most did not respond. None said they disagreed.
4 months ago
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Biden EPA Rejects Plastics Industry’s Fuzzy Math That Misleads Cust...

The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products. A new EPA policy won’t allow it for any products it endorses as a “Safer Choice.”
4 months ago
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When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Indus...

Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaranteed to end up in landfills and incinerators.
4 months ago
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Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Confe...

At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable. Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations.
8 months ago
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The EPA Has Done Nearly Everything It Can to Clean Up This Town. It...

Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted. The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say.
8 months ago
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Do You Have Experience in or With the Plastics Industry? Tell Us .....

Help journalists at the investigative nonprofit newsroom ProPublica examine plastics from creation to recycling and disposal. If you’ve worked in or been affected by the plastics industry, we want to hear from you.
over 1 year ago
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United Nations Seems to Boost Plastics Industry Interests, Critics Say

Ahead of a groundbreaking treaty to reduce plastic pollution, a group of independent scientists fear that the United Nations is legitimizing industry-backed proposals such as chemical recycling.
over 1 year ago
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How the World Bank Group Is Enabling the Deaths of Endangered Chimps

The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset.
over 1 year ago
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What to Know About the Risks of Gas Stoves and Appliances

After learning her gas stove was leaking methane, one reporter consulted public health experts to learn about the scope of the problem and what people can do to reduce these risks at home.
almost 2 years ago