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Microplastics and nanoplastics—tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters across and less than 1 micrometer across respectively—have infiltrated every part of our bodies, including those of unborn babies and infants. The Plastic Invasion From 1950 to 2019, industry has manufactured 9.5 billion tons of plastic. Tellingly, plastics has become a trillion-dollar business. That’s a huge number, almost incomprehensible.  The saddest part is how rapidly that number is growing. In 2023, corporations produced approximately 360 million tons of plastic. Despite all the talk about saving the earth, recycling, and reducing single use plastics, production has more than doubled since 2005. Approximately 36% of plastics produced are used in packaging and single-use plastic products for food and beverage containers. Of that plastic, 85% ends up in landfills or waterways. If that weren’t bad […]

“The disappearance of insects is causing an unprecedented crisis for humanity. If we lose insects, we’re facing a catastrophic collapse of our ecosystems, food systems, and ultimately, our survival on this planet.”   ~ Dave Goulson, a world-renowned biologist and advocate for insect conservation.  As an attorney working to protect public health and the environment, I recognize that the success of humanity as we know it is intertwined with the success of insects. Therefore, I was concerned when I read a story revealing that millions of bees at a bee research lab at the University of Nebraska were dying year after year since 2016. Upstream from the research center, in the community of Mead, was an ethanol plant. The death of these bees coincided with the […]

(SAN JUAN, PR, Feb. 12, 2024) Attorneys for Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC (“Milberg”), Napoli Shkolnik, and Kresch Legal Services PR, PLLC have filed an amended proposed class action complaint on behalf of Puerto Rico residents who claim they were injured by ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from sterilization facilities located in the Commonwealth. Ethylene oxide is a colorless gas emitted by plants that use it to sterilize medical equipment and produce chemicals. Known to cause cancer, EtO is one of the most toxic air pollutants regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). More than 14 million people in the U.S.—most of them residents of low-income, non-English speaking communities of color—live within five miles of a facility that emits ethylene oxide. Emissions are alarmingly prevalent […]

5 Shocking Facts the Plastic Industry Wants to Keep Secret: In the world of plastics, business as usual is failing us. Plastic trash is choking our waterways,  , and infiltrating human organs. It is time to shift the status quo. Petrochemical and plastic manufacturing companies must halt the massive production of plastic that is suffocating our planet. It’s time to make the plastic industry responsible for the impact it is having on the environment and society. Let’s explore five impacts of the Plastic Apocalypse: Suffering in Silence: Plastic pollution has been found in the farthest reaches of the planet including the Amazon rain forest, arctic snow, Mount Everest and the darkest depths of the oceans. Tellingly, plastic trash is overwhelming our oceans to the extent […]