“If you’re not feeling massively depressed, you’re not paying attention.” Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, offered this somber assessment in a conversation with CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore to
DOWNLOAD PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The United States stands at a pivotal moment in the history of clean water protection. More than fifty years after the Clean Water Act established the
On Saturday, March 21, advocates, organizers and community leaders from across the northeast gathered in Philadelphia for the Beyond Plastics Regional Conference, under the theme, Radical Optimism for a World
Over the last century, industrial capitalism has left behind man-made substances that endure in the environment, often with harmful impacts. Plastics, radioactive waste and industrial chemicals like PFAS and PCBs
From August 5–15, 2025, government delegates, scientists and civil society representatives reconvened in Geneva to resume the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), tasked with developing the world’s
“Plastic is not just a waste and oceans issue, a climate change issue, an environmental justice issue—it’s also a public health issue. And the only way to stop plastic pollution
I spent a few days in Washington, D.C. last week lobbying lawmakers alongside other members from the Break Free From Plastic Coalition, a coalition of some 200 organizations working on
The fourth gathering of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), aimed at reaching a global treaty to combat the plastics crisis, concluded on April 29 in Ottawa. The week-long negotiations as a
DOWNLOAD PDF SUMMARY: The overabundance of plastics has contributed to global challenges, such as climate change, plastics pollution and a rise in health problems. It has also posed ethical concerns,
WATCH WEBINAR “I have a relationship with the water, and I absolutely refuse to let them have it,” said Diane Wilson, fifth- generation shrimper, 2023 Goldman Prize winner and recent