Oceana analyzed e-commerce packaging data and found that Amazon generated 465 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2019. This includes air pillows, bubble wrap, and other plastic packaging items added to the approximately 7 billion Amazon packages delivered in 2019. The report also found that Amazon’s estimated plastic packaging waste, in the form of air pillows alone, would circle the Earth more than 500 times. For more information, go to oceana.org
2:11 | June 8, 2021
Interior announces approval of the first large-scale, offshore energy generator in U.S. history; a long dry season unfortunately means a greater chance of devastating wildfires this year; Secretary Haaland honors fallen Interior officers during a virtual Police Week ceremony; the Secretary approves a new Constitution for the Cherokee Nation that ensures the rights and citizenship of all Cherokee citizens, including the Cherokee Freedmen; a Micronesian woman is the first Pacific Islander to descend the Challenger Deep; the National Park Service announces $150 million in grants to create public parks and expand recreation opportunities in urban areas
3:50 | June 8, 2021