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link  " EPA gave a Chevron refinery approval to make a fuel that could leave people nearby with a 1-in-4 lifetime risk of cancer"  This would occur in a community already poisoned by many other industrial facilities.   "“So-called ‘chemical recycling’ has been touted...

Nation article They try to overpower local residents and to build giant polluting factories, to have new markets for their oil production.

https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/29/louisiana_formosa_plastics_cancer_alley

One half of baby sea turtles die from eating plastics.   http://seavoicenews.com/2018/10/15/study-finds-half-of-baby-sea-turtles-die-from-consuming-plastic/?fbclid=IwAR0QHXmca-gDjku6pXjjzkT1SG0_c-RITy3en4OPzoPJZrVu8jXiHmgHgrg

Good news-  New York joins  California and Hawaii. The ban will take effect  in March, 2020.  There are some exceptions, but it is progress.     https://www.ecowatch.com/new-york-plastic-bag-ban-2633370385.html

Over 57 Whales have been killed by plastics and/or pollution near the Phillipines.  NPR  

We need to prevent plastics creation.  The industry has invested $200 billion to increase production.  It wants the focus to be on waste management, instead of source reduction. 80% of plastics are thrown away after a single use. https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/analysis/plastic-production-is-the-problem-and-not-plastic-waste-910047.html?fbclid=IwAR2_DBqejcf5kAzCi_NDyHiQRIDcHJ8NlMOhK85Eb7uBqO5r8NL6CIS7iJA