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Celebrate July 4th with a lighter footprint

Greenability Magazine

Plus, like most holidays the increased waste from plastic and disposables is added to landfills nationwide. Of all those options, the charcoal grill produces the most CO2 and contributes more to ground-level ozone. Three workshops will be held on Saturday, July 3 at the Anita B.

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As Alarm Over Plastic Grows, Saudis Ramp Up Production in the US

DeSmogBlog

The complex contains a circuit board of pipes and steel tanks that cough out steam, flames and toxic substances as it creates the building blocks for plastic from natural gas liquids. Environmental Protection Agency who now leads the advocacy group Beyond Plastics and teaches at Bennington College. Credit: Judith Enck.

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Wisconsin’s hidden eco-wellness hotspot

AGreenLiving

The arboretum features events like fungi workshops and expert-led nature walks. The hotel uses energy-efficient lighting, offers reusable glass cups instead of plastic in guest rooms and is a member of REAP Food Group, which works on shortening the distance from farm to table.

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A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades

DeSmogBlog

Benzene is a colorless, sweet-smelling chemical found in crude oil and products including gasoline, solvents, plastics, paints, adhesives and detergents. As the global demand for plastics has grown, Texas also has become a hub for the petrochemical industry, which uses benzene in its production processes.

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New data show Houston-area communities are being flooded with chemicals

Grist

In June, Public Health Watch, the Investigative Reporting Workshop and Grist published a year-long investigation about pollution, power, and politics in the Texas petrochemical industry. One by one, the residents filtered into the small community center and found seats in the rows of plastic chairs. Nitrogen oxides, which the U.S.