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Federal appeals court won’t block upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals swiftly affirmed a lower court’s decision to let Carey Dale Grayson’s execution proceed.
Alabama looks to carry out third nitrogen execution as critics say method needs more scrutiny
Alabama is planning to carry out the nation’s third execution with nitrogen gas. The move comes as critics argue the method ...
Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study
Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a ...
Plastic bag bans have lingering impacts, even after repeals
A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail outlets in Austin and Dallas, Texas, resulted in people buying more plastic bags, a ...
Paris could offer new parents anti-pollution baby ‘gift bags’ to combat ‘forever chemicals’
The proposed effort, set to go to a vote on Tuesday, is similar to “baby box” programmes in other European countries and ...
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The plastic pollution crisis
Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...