Plastic Bag Makers to Pay California $1.7 Million for False Recycling Claims

The state also announced it was suing three other companies that it said illegally marketed their plastic bags as being recyclable when they were not.

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Oakland, California, Residents Are Fed Up With Illegal Dumping

Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else.

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A Tariff Headache for New York’s Coffee Shops

The price of coffee has soared by nearly 21 percent, partly because of tariffs. Still, cafes are reluctant to charge more for a latte.

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A Huge Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw.

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United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

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Why the World Is Deadlocked Over a Treaty to Stop Plastics Pollution

After three years of talks, and despite growing warnings about the dangers of plastics pollution, nations are at an impasse again over what to do about it.

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Bird Flu May Be Airborne on Dairy Farms, Scientists Report

In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking parlors.

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E.P.A. Delays Required Cleanups of Toxic Coal Ash Landfills

The Trump administration will give utilities around the country an additional year to come up with a plan to clean up contaminated waterways.

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Philadelphia Public Workers Reach Deal to End Strike

The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.

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Trash Overflows in Philadelphia as City Workers’ Strike Enters Second Week

Pungent odors permeate the City of Brotherly Love as a contract impasse between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues.

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