California Sues ExxonMobil, Accusing Company of Misleading Public About Recycling While Expanding Plastic Waste

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[{"selector":"#anim-9d0a0ac9-3ecf-473e-a1f5-37b8fee2c9ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77800934-6785-4a25-8466-b254cebabdc9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-833ee56e-4503-4620-81f3-1c85a7440e75","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6decef92-d887-4aba-af1e-206812dbdcc3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A lawsuit filed in San Francisco could challenge ExxonMobil’s monopoly in the plastics industry. Photo Source: Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-544ac353-99d0-475e-acf3-80d36aa0e828","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8622f32c-7058-4327-aa84-b404ba1feef1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2f3a089-ab5a-41a7-b1d2-40dd6d0085a7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92d0c931-9433-4a8d-a12e-8819efcd4e2e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Plastic pollution costs California taxpayers over $1 billion annually in cleanup and management efforts. Photo Source: Google

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California Sues ExxonMobil, Accusing Company of Misleading Public About Recycling While Expanding Plastic Waste

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