Leonardo Trasande

  • Long Beach, CA – Plastic debris litters a drainage ditch to the sea at Junipero Beach in Long Beach, where signs warned against contact with the water because of a sewage spill on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Swimming areas west of Belmont Shore are temporarily closed, according to the the Long Beach City Health Office. About 15,000 gallons of sewage spilled in San Gabriel and flowed into the Los Angeles River. Beach closures prompted by high levels of pollution are not uncommon in Long Beach. Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Commentary

    It’s time to hold corporations accountable for the plastics crisis—and the bill could exceed $20 billion in the U.S. alone

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