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Press Release: New Report Shows Global Plastic Production as Significant Source of Carbon Pollution
April 18, 2024
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have published a new report detailing the current scale and future growth of global carbon pollution from plastic production.
Press Release: New Tool Tracks Petrochemical Incidents Across the United States
February 1, 2024
Data gathered in 2023 by Beyond Petrochemicals reveals that on average, a petrochemical incident occurred every four days in the United States.
Press Release: Ingleside, Texas Denies Permit for Proposed Ammonia Plant
January 18, 2024
Responding to overwhelming opposition, the city council’s decision presents a major setback for embattled efforts to build the toxic petrochemical plant.
Press Release: EPA Announces It Will Assess Risks of Vinyl Chloride and Four Other Petrochemicals
December 14, 2023
“The day these chemicals are banned in this country can’t come soon enough.”
Statement: Burna Boy Publishes Letter Addressing Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations
November 13, 2023
His letter calls out the consequences of petrochemical pollution that “has infiltrated multiple facets of our lives, tainting our air and water.”
Statement: Corpus Christi Petrochemical Plant Announces “Pause” on Construction
October 6, 2023
“Let’s make this pause permanent,” said Heather McTeer Toney, Executive Director, Beyond Petrochemicals.
Press Release: Beyond Petrochemicals Marks First Anniversary With Five Victories
September 21, 2023
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Beyond Petrochemicals campaign and its partners are celebrating progress made and a shared commitment to the work ahead.
Statement: Garyville Chemical Fire Highlights Dangers of Continued Investment in Petrochemicals
August 28, 2023
“The costs to our health and our environment are too high to continue building plants like the Marathon facility in Garyville,” said Heather McTeer Toney, Executive Director of Beyond Petrochemicals.
Press Release: First-Ever Study Reveals the Hard Truths Behind Soft Drinks’ Plastic Bottles: Beverage Industry Supply Chain Riddled with Carcinogens, Emissions and Contamination
May 23, 2023
New report from Defend Our Health and Beyond Petrochemicals shows how PET plastic bottles are threatening public health, environmental justice, and climate progress in the U.S.
Op-Ed: East Palestine Disaster Shows How Philanthropy Can Halt Chemical Accidents in Their Tracks (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
May 16, 2023
Ansje Miller writes, “Barely a day goes by without the news of another toxic-chemical disaster poisoning the water we drink or the soil where our children play… Yet the response of advocates and grant makers to the East Palestine derailment shows what’s possible if philanthropy becomes more engaged in this issue.”