L.A. County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in ongoing plastic pollution crisis – the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County has filed a lawsuit against the world’s largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and PepsiCo — claiming that the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and, as a result, left county residents and ecosystems choking in discarded plastic….
Popular Maui beaches remain open despite no official word they’re safe – SFGATE
Nearly six months after the Lahaina wildfire on Maui, questions remain about how ongoing contamination from the burn zone may be affecting the shoreline of West Maui — even as locals, and an increasing number of tourists, continue to swim and surf at beaches…