World politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week agoBrace for the Plastic Price Hikes
The Iran war disrupts plastic production, leading to potential price increases for various consumer goods globally.
One of the first giveaways is the smell, says Shamell Lavigne of how to recognize that the area she grew up in is steeped in "filth." She was raised in the heart of what has become known as 'Cancer Alley,' an 85-mile-stretch between Baton Rouge and New Orleans where around 200 fossil fuel and petrochemical plants are clustered along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River.