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Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess

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Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet

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  1. Engadget

    Will the UN finally broker a treaty to end plastic pollution? (opens Engadget)

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    Negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution are now in overtime, and UN member states are set to meet again in an attempt to reach a consensus.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Nations gather to confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Nations have started a crucial meeting to finalize a treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis.

  3. WMUR

    Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet

  4. The Guardian

    The Guardian view on plastic pollution: global action is desperately needed to deal with this scourge | Editorial (opens The Guardian)

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    Editorial: Delegates at UN treaty talks must not allow negotiations to be derailed again by fossil fuel interests

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Can a global treaty solve the plastics crisis? – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    More than 170 countries are negotiating a binding agreement to slash fossil plastic production and pollution. The oil industry claims we can recycle our way out of the problem.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Nations have started a crucial meeting to finalize a treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis. Tuesday

  7. The Conversation US

    Plastics and human health: what’s at stake in the global treaty talks in Geneva (opens The Conversation US)

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    Lobbyists and petrostates want to avoid a strong focus on human health in the impending global treaty on plastic pollution.

  8. The Guardian

    Tuesday briefing: What the fraught talks to reach a ‘Paris agreement for plastic pollution’ could bring (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    In today’s newsletter: Inside a critical summit of 179 countries at the UN in Geneva to secure a treaty that will combat plastic pollution

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