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    Ziploc Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Microplastics Shedding Concerns

    Ziploc Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Microplastics Shedding Concerns

    A new lawsuit is questioning the “microwave safe” and “freezer safe” claims of Ziploc plastic bags. The lawsuit against S.C. Johnson alleged that these claims for its Ziploc brand products are misleading, and that these uses of the products increase risk of exposure to microplastics. According to the lawsuit documents, “Defendant affirmatively markets its Ziploc […]

    22 Young Americans Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders Pushing Fossil Fuels Over Renewables

    22 Young Americans Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders Pushing Fossil Fuels Over Renewables

    A new youth climate lawsuit by 22 Americans aged seven to 25 alleges that the Trump administration is engaging in unlawful executive overreach by issuing executive orders that intentionally boost the production of fossil fuels while frustrating the growth of renewable energy. In Lighthiser v. Trump, filed in the United States District Court for the […]

    Global Hunger Rises for 6th Consecutive Year in a ‘World Dangerously off Course’: UN Report

    Global Hunger Rises for 6th Consecutive Year in a ‘World Dangerously off Course’: UN Report

    Acute global food insecurity rose for the sixth year in a row in 2024, according to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), a collaborative effort coordinated by the Food Security Information Network. The report shows that climate extremes, conflict, forced displacement and economic shocks continue to drive malnutrition and food insecurity around the […]