The lawsuit cited our story on the first federal action taken against a controversial accounting method the plastics industry uses to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products: propub.li/4dmEMVS

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EPA Rejects Use of Mass Balance Accounting for “Safer Choice” Recycled Plastic

The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products. A new EPA policy won’t allow it for any products it endorses as a “Safer Choice.”

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A #SupremeCourt Justice Warned That a Ruling Would Cause “Large-Scale Disruption.” The Effects Are Already Being Felt.
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One recent Supreme Court decision is already rippling through dozens of key lower #court cases involving everything from #airline fees to #gun sales to #abortion access, affecting people’s lives in important — and sometimes contradictory — ways.

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The Key Cases Impacted by Supreme Court Chevron Deference Ruling

One recent Supreme Court decision is already rippling through dozens of key lower court cases involving everything from airline fees to gun sales to abortion access, affecting people’s lives in important — and sometimes contradictory — ways.

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Recently on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver referenced our reporting on SCOTUS rejecting the doctrine of Chevron deference, which is impacting everything from health care discrimination to gun sales to abortion access.

Read our story here: propub.li/3XQGMQx

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