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Microplastics found in remote waters near Great Lakes in 'alarming' new study

By land, by sea, and now by air - microplastics are contaminating the world's most remote locations without the help of people. The fibers and fragments that shed from clothes and fall off car tires have been found in commercial seafood, drinking water, and in humans. As concerning as the findings are, a new study suggests another troubling conclusion: microscopic plastic particles are reaching corners of the world untouched by people.
IISD in the news March 27, 2024

The carbon tax truth is out there

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is misleading Canadians about the carbon tax in his attempt to sink the governing Liberals, experts say.
IISD in the news March 26, 2024

Supply chain ESG laws face uphill battle

A last-minute compromise has saved a landmark EU reform to hold the bloc’s biggest companies accountable for environmental, social and governance (ESG) abuses in their supply chains. But the need to dilute the rules to win political buy-in, plus a US decision to scrap supply chain obligations from the country’s fresh climate-disclosure rules, reveals the difficulty of holding firms legally responsible for their business partners’ actions.
IISD in the news March 26, 2024