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Towards a UN Plastics Treaty: Barriers and a Path Forward After INC 5.2
As the process for a UN Plastics Treaty continue, after a tumultuous INC 5.2, countries must now address the significant barriers to progress by minimizing conflicts of interest and enacting voting procedures on substantive matters.
EPA Rollback: A New Era of Deregulation
The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) reveals how the U.S. federal government’s efforts to move well outside of standard processes to grant powerful corporations exemptions from potentially life-saving emissions regulations, coupled with the large and fast-moving buildout of new petrochemical production facilities across the U.S. (and globally), is further threatening communities’ right to breathe…
Insights Paper: Effective National Planning to Coordinate Action on Plastic Pollution
The National Planning Working Group for Plastics Action recommends and identifies national plastics policy plans for greatest potential impact to reduce plastic pollution.
UN Plastics Treaty: What to Watch for at INC-5.2
Negotiations for a UN Plastics Treaty resume in Switzerland August of 2025. The draft text outlines key divergences in country positions. Decisions on these key articles will determine if the treaty can effectively address plastic pollution.
5 Countries on 5 Continents Doing Plastic Policy Right
Earth Day highlights five nations on five continents that stand out for their innovative and proactive solutions to plastic pollution regulations.
How States Are Taking Toxic Chemicals Out of Food Packaging and Leading the Nation Toward Safer Solutions
Safer States outlines how U.S. states are adopting policies to eliminate EDCs and other chemicals of concern in food packaging, creating momentum for safer alternatives.
Fracking for Plastics: Exposing the Supply Chain Behind the Global Plastic Crisis
An investigation by Stand.earth Research Group (SRG) and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) shows that 25+ of the world’s biggest household brands are driving fossil fuel expansion in Texas through their demand for plastic packaging. The brands’ reliance on fracked gas for plastic production worsens the plastic crisis, harms communities, and accelerates the…
Setting the Stage for INC-5.2
Ahead of INC-5.2, the Environmental Investigation Agency released a summary of potential plastics treaty negotiations outcomes, and what they mean for finalizing a Global Plastics Treaty.
After years of concerns raised by scientists, EU has banned Bisphenol A from contact with food
A European Union regulation banning use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials officially took effect in January 2025, in an attempt to minimize exposure to the harmful endocrine disruptor.
Court stymies EPA enforcement push at ‘Cancer Alley’ plant
A federal appellate court has effectively blocked EPA from swift enforcement of stricter regulations on a Louisiana synthetic rubber manufacturer that has featured prominently in the Biden administration’s campaign to target pollution in the area often dubbed “Cancer Alley.” In a stay order issued late Wednesday, a three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court…
