To reverse warming, limit single use plastic

Single use plastic from its beginnings in oil fields to its final destination in landfills contributes to rising temperatures and global warming.

This summer has been punctuated by heat waves, identified by four or more consecutive days over 90F.

July had 24 days that were above average in temperature according to local meteorologists.

Globally, rising temperatures are becoming the norm, since the years 2023 and 2024 were reported to be the warmest on record according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Early 2025 temperatures are on track to be the second warmest on record.

Greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide and methane emissions are the major cause of global temperature increases.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that in 2022, 30% of methane emissions were........

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