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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 8d

ACT NOW. 🔥 Fires, explosions, toxic releases — chemical disasters happen nearly every day in the US.
⚠️ The Trump Admin is trying to eliminate the only agency that investigates and prevents them.
📣 Tell Congress: Save the Chemical Safety Board
☎️ Act now: bit.ly/3Kq1Z0w

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Refusing to include plastic production in the #PlasticsTreaty is economic self-sabotage." As Juan Carlos Monterrey of Panama makes clear: "Blockers aren’t protecting their industries — they’re locking their people out of the next wave of prosperity." Shame on the US. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives at the start of U.N. plastic treaty talks in Geneva, according to a memo and communications seen by Reuters.

www.reuters.com

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Aug 29

Plastics Treaty talks collapsed in Geneva. So why are we still smiling? Watch to hear what happened, what comes next — and why we still have hope. #PlasticsTreaty

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 29

Plastics Treaty — What happened? What's next?
Negotiations collapsed in Geneva. Disappointing, yes. Defeat? Certainly not.
📽️ Watch: What happened, what's next — and why we still have hope! #PlasticsTreaty #INC52 youtu.be/-HgqLVANa78

Plastics Treaty - What happened? What's next?

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 25

Insurance math:
🔥 Communities hit by floods + fires = uninsurable.
🏭 Polluters driving disasters = cash + coverage.

As we brace for hurricane season, @ellejurca.bsky.social, @barnabypace.bsky.social & ‪‪@cslidders.bsky.social‬ make it clear: the system is broken.

Trump, Fossil Fuels, and Insurers Are Making Hurricane Season Even More Dangerous | Common Dreams

With the federal government abdicating its responsibility, state and local leaders must step up. They have the power and duty to act.

www.commondreams.org

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hurricane season has arrived. As storms grow stronger, US protections crumble — yet fossil fuel and insurance industry profits soar in the eye of the storm. Leaders must decide whose side they’re on.👇 Read more in my latest piece with @barnabypace.bsky.social

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 22

A deadly storm in Texas. Hurricane Erin floods the East Coast — US hurricane season has only just begun. As storms grow stronger, federal protections collapse, while the fossil fuel industry expands in the eye of the storm.
👉 Read more in our latest blog bit.ly/45XrjTP

As Hurricanes Intensify, US Protections Collapse — and the Fossil Fuel Industry Tightens Its Grip - Center for International Environmental Law

Intensifying hurricanes, collapsing protections, and petrochemical expansion are creating the perfect storm — leaving millions at risk.

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 14

With just hours left in #PlasticsTreaty talks, Juan Carlos Monterrey 🇵🇦 reminds us: our health, our children, our future are on the line. 📣 Share. Call. Urge your representatives to fight for this once-in-a-lifetime treaty.
👉 Act now: bit.ly/3HyTgI7

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Aug 12

"If there's no production, there's no treaty.”
Communities, children, and economies everywhere are counting on a treaty that cuts plastics production. We need countries to stop hiding behind consensus.

#PlasticsTreaty

Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 10

We're being gaslit in Geneva.
Halfway through #PlasticsTreaty talks and plenary fell flat, serving up more of the same — and none of the urgency this crisis demands. Hear what’s really going on inside the negotiations.

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 7

⚠️ Fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have flooded #PlasticsTreaty talks at a record high. They're working with petrostates to distract, delay, and drag the treaty toward the lowest common denominator.
#KickPollutersOut #INC5-2
👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Aug 6

Plastics barged into our lives, uninvited.
Now they’re draining our wallets and making us sick.
I’m in Geneva to say: Enough. It’s time for plastics to GTFO. #PlasticsTreaty

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 5

Plastics are poisoning us. The science is clear.
📍 We’re in Geneva with a message for negotiators:
💪🏽 Now is the time for courage — to stop obstruction and deliver a #PlasticsTreaty that saves lives.
🌍 The world is watching.
#INC52

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 5

$1.5 trillion. The annual global cost of health‑related damage from plastic pollution alone. Plastics are stealing our health & wrecking economies. It’s long past time for a #PlasticsTreaty that curbs production and protects our health.
🔗 Read bit.ly/45u0c1s

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Aug 5

Plastics barged in uninvited — and now they’re robbing us blind and making us sick.

I’m in Geneva to say: Enough. It’s time for plastics to GTFO. #PlasticsTreaty

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 5

Plastics are poisoning us. The science is clear.
📍 We’re in Geneva with a message for negotiators:
💪🏽 Now is the time for courage — to stop obstruction and deliver a #PlasticsTreaty that saves lives.
🌍 The world is watching.
#INC52

Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Jul 30

🔥 The final scheduled round of #PlasticsTreaty talks kick off next week in Geneva.
👉🏽 Here are 9 things you need to know about INC-5.2.
📖 Read them all: bit.ly/455h7IJ
📍 Follow along for updates.

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Jul 30

🕊️ Dalai Lama backs the #PlasticsTreaty — urging governments to "act wisely to produce a treaty that protects the health of all living beings, safeguards human rights, and preserves our small blue planet, our only home." 👉 Full statement: bit.ly/3IR25gV

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Jul 28

With #PlasticsTreaty talks around the corner, Panama’s Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez reminds us what’s on the line.

We’ll be in Geneva fighting for courage, ambition, and a treaty that delivers justice — for our families, our communities, and our future.

Learn more 👉🏽 bit.ly/INCGeneva

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Jul 14

"To ignore the fact that global warming amplified this flood is to invite the next storm—wetter, hotter, and deadlier."
US leaders still refuse to face the crisis.
How many more lives will it take?

📖 Read more on the human cost of climate denial.
#TexasFloods

More Than 100 People Dead In Texas: The Latest In a Line of Climate Disasters and Denial - Center for International Environmental Law

Climate change made this catastrophic disaster deadlier, but US leaders still refuse to face the reality of the crisis. How many more lives will it take?

www.ciel.org

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Jul 9

⚠️ Your snacks are feeding climate chaos.
🚨 New research reveals supply chain links between brands like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé — and fracked gas from Texas.

📽️ Watch the video
✊ Join the call for a strong #GlobalPlasticsTreaty

@stand.earth @breakfreefromplastic.org @ellejurca.bsky.social

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · May 7

An excellent read by @amywestervelt.bsky.social on the potential climate upsides of US isolationism. We’ll no longer 'be the baby throwing food' at the table, and that just might make a difference. drilled.ghost.io/make-america...

Make America Matter Less (MAML? Is this a thing?)

Last month I traveled to Phoenix for the Society of Environmental Journalists conference. Although I am an American citizen, I live in Latin America and so I was advised not to bring my phone or lapto...

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Apr 1

Are the brands in your cupboard fueling the climate crisis? Yep… a new investigation exposes how.

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Apr 1

🚨 New Investigation: 25+ Global Brands Are Fueling Fossil Fuel Expansion for Plastic Packaging.

⚠️ Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé, and others rely on fracked petrochemicals from Texas for single-use plastics, worsening the climate crisis.
👉 Explore the interactive map: bit.ly/3Y9NCBi

Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Mar 28

🚨 A New EPA initiative seeks to exploit a Clean Air Act loophole, letting petrochemical & coal plants bypass limits on toxic air pollution. A rule is a rule. EPA cannot deregulate by proclamation!
Read more: bit.ly/43xYOLS

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Mar 19

No action by the US EPA can erase the facts, science & indisputable evidence that #FossilFuels drive climate change.

💪 We refuse to let the Trump administration—and the corporate greed it serves—strip away our vital protections!

👉 Read our statement: bit.ly/3DOW7eo

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Mar 13

EPA Admin makes his agency’s new mission crystal clear: profit over people, profit over planet.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 13

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said his agency’s mission was to make buying cars, heating homes and running businesses cheaper — not to protect the environment. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...

A headline over a photo of the Environmental Protection Agency building reads: "The EPA's New Mission Doesn't Appear to Include Protecting the Environment." Photo by Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times.

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Mar 12

🚨 Breaking: Microplastics don’t just carry bacteria—they help them develop drug resistance, according to a new study. “Microplastics significantly increase the risk of antibiotics failing against high-impact infections,” warns lead author Neila Gross. www.bu.edu/articles/202...

Microplastics Could Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance, BU Study Finds

Researchers shocked to see that bacteria’s antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic particles and point to a potential outsized impact on refugees

www.bu.edu

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Lindsey Jurca @ellejurca.bsky.social · Mar 5

🔥 After the LA fires, insurers are pulling coverage—yet still pouring billions into the very cause of the crisis: fossil fuels. They’re fueling the fires they’re fleeing from.

Read more:
www.ciel.org/insurers-dod...

Cut and Run: How Insurers Dodge the Climate Costs They Help Create and Why Fossil Fuel Should Pay - Center for International Environmental Law

Published March 3, 2025 By Lindsay Fenlock, Senior Researcher at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Charles Slidders, Senior Attorney, Financial Strategies at the Center for Internati...

www.ciel.org

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Reposted by Lindsey Jurca

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Feb 3

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Residents in Martinez City see higher cancer and heart disease rates than the rest of Contra Costa County. And in neighboring Richmond, 25% of residents have asthma—double the CA average. Health should not be the cost of petrochemical profits #NoSacrificeZones

📷 @fuzyjoe.bsky.social

Plumes of black smoke emerge from Martinez Refinery after a petrochemcial fire erupted.

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