Two Arrests After Pregnant Woman Found Dead in Plastic Tote: What We Know
Authorities arrested two men after the body of 28-year-old Brittany Fuhr-Storms was found inside a plastic tote along Fort Anthony Road in Jackson Township, Ohio. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said an autopsy revealed that Fuhr-Storms was pregnant at the time of her death. The Context The sheriff’s office announced the arrests in a Facebook […]
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Why the Plastic Treaty Talks Now Underway Are a Chance for Climate Action
It was the images of plastic waste clogging rivers, covering shorelines and killing marine wildlife that helped to galvanize world leaders three years ago to start work on a global treaty to reduce the glut of plastics. But there is also a less visible form of pollution from plastics taking a toll on our atmosphere—the […]
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Experts Hopeful for ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Treaty to Tackle Plastic Waste
The amount of plastic waste around the world continues to grow, ushering in a rising environmental, economic and public health crisis that affects everyone and everything on the planet. A 2022 report from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) projects that humans produce about 460 million tons of plastic each year. Without immediate […]
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