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Advanced Recycling Hits a Rough Patch

10 July 2026 at 13:11
In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations.

Β© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Unlike traditional mechanical recycling, advanced recycling can theoretically process mixed or contaminated plastics that otherwise would end up in landfills.

Another Trump Administration Payment to Stop Offshore Wind Farm

29 June 2026 at 23:41
It was the fourth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to forfeit their offshore wind leases.

Β© Matthew Brown/Associated Press

Duke Energy is one of the nation’s largest utilities. Here, a Duke Energy wind farm project in Rolling Hills, Wyoming.

Chemours to Pay $450M in First Federal PFAS Settlement

25 June 2026 at 17:45
The settlement addresses the dumping of PFAS β€œforever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and other risks, by Chemours in several states.

Β© Ed Kashi for The New York Times

A Chemours plant in Fayetteville, N.C. Under a proposed settlement, Chemours would pay fines for discharging PFAS from plants in North Carolina, New Jersey and West Virginia.
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