LA County Files Lawsuit Against Coca-cola And Pepsi

According to the Associated Press, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are in hot water after Los Angeles County accused the soda giants of bottling up the truth about their plastic pollution. The suit alleges that the companies promoted a "circular economy" while their plastic bottles are largely unrecyclable after one use.

With Coca-Cola and PepsiCo ranked as top global plastic polluters, the county said these practices contribute significantly to environmental harm, including microplastic pollution.

Deportation Of Illegals From Seattle Airport Is Allowed

It is official again. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can and will continue using a Seattle airport for chartered deportation flights. This is a clear win for incoming President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling rejected a 2019 local executive order that sought to counter then-President Trump’s immigration policies, saying that King County, Washington violated its contract by prohibiting deportations at King County International Airport, which is also known as Boeing Field.

The World Desertification Talks Have Started

The United Nations has started talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land started in Saudi Arabia last 2 Deember after scientists fired a stark warning over unsustainable farming and deforestation.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called it a "moonshot moment": a 12-day meeting for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), looking to protect and restore land and respond to drought amid the onslaught of climate change.

No Agreed Treaty To Address Plastic Pollution Crisis

Different nations of the world has wrapped up the fifth UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting intended to yield a legally binding global treaty in Busan, South Korea. It was meant to be the final one.

However, countries remained far apart on the basic scope of a treaty and could agree only to postpone key decisions and resume talks, dubbed INC 5.2, to a later date.

Even Sen. Bernie Sanders Praised Elon Musk's Spending Proposal

Last 1 December, Sen. Bernie Sanders made it know that he supports the plans of MAGA billionaire Elon Musk’s to rein in defense spending as part of his mission to find ways to slash government spending.

"Elon Musk is right," tweeted Sanders. "Last year, only 13 senators voted against the Military Industrial Complex and a defense budget full of waste and fraud. That must change."