Plastic Pollution

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/13/1211843512/plastic-pollution-waste-treaty-united-nations-fossil-fuel-oil-gas The world is awash in plastic. Oil producers want a say in how it's cleaned up November 13, 20235:00 AM ET By Michael Copley , Julia Simon

People work at a landfill in India that's full of and Fossil Fuel Oil Gas plastic bags. Members of the United Nations are negotiating a treaty that's aimed at cutting plastic pollution globally. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Images

An oil pump jack stands near a field of wind turbines in Texas. Almost every piece of plastic is made from chemicals derived from fossil fuels. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Plastic bottles cover the Kalamu River in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images

Chickens wade in water that is littered with plastic waste on the island of Mayotte off the coast of southeastern Africa. Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images

A father and son on a makeshift boat in the Philippines collect plastic bottles to sell in Manila. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images