Is the first-ever international treaty addressing plastic pollution at risk? In March of 2022, the United Nations (UN) announced its plan to create the first international, legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution.[1] The original agreement was expected to be finalized by the end of 2024.[2] Now entering 2026 with the stalling of negotiations[3] and the departure of the treaty chair[4], the first-ever global plastics treaty seems to be at risk.
Microplastics in Chicago: The Issue and What is to be DoneBy: Jacob Regan
Microplastics are increasingly becoming a larger focal point in the discussion of pollution across the globe, including Chicago. The field of microplastic research is burgeoning. They are the subject of the worst environmental debacle in Sri Lankan history–the MV X-Press Pearl Disaster.[1] One estimate indicates that people consume a credit card’s worth of plastic a week.[2] A study found microplastics on 73% of beaches on Lake Michigan.[3] This is something with which Chicagoans and residents of Illinois must reckon.
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