Consumer

"The city of Flint has been found in civil contempt by a federal judge for its handling of its lead pipe replacement program."

"Restricting the sale of protein cultured from animal cells, developed as a way to raise meat without the climate impacts of livestock, has become a trendy right-wing legislative focus in states from Arizona to Florida."

"Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday."

"In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed last week, the New York Attorney General accused JBS USA—the American arm of the world’s largest meatpacking company—of “fraudulent and illegal environmental marketing practices” surrounding its claims of sustainability."

"Plastic food packaging contains chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system — and that can leach into food, a new study has found."

"With a presidential election looming, a wave of state-level legislation circulating, an international plastics treaty taking form and fights brewing over proposed facilities, 2024 is set to shape the regulatory future of chemical recycling in the U.S."

"The Biden administration announced final rules on Thursday that impose updated energy efficiency requirements for residential clothes washers and dryers, the latest in a series of appliance standards required by a legal settlement."