- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- March 16, 2026
Netflix Plastics Documentary Admits: This Is Not Science
A new Netflix documentary claiming to link plastic exposure to infertility ran into a major problem on the very day of its release: the researcher featured in the film admits the experiment is not a scientific process.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 18, 2026
Texas Judge Allows Industry to Fight Back Against Recycled Plastics Lawsuit
On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. Truncale denied California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s motion to dismiss in a defamation lawsuit filed by ExxonMobil, giving the company the opportunity to finally fight back against Bonta attacking advanced recycling technologies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 16, 2025
California’s Climate Superfund Bills Fail Again
California’s climate activism has hit a wall in the legislature, with The LA Times reporting that both Senate Bill 684 and Assembly Bill 1243 “have been put on hold until next year.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 11, 2025
Pay to Play? California’s Peculiar Outside Counsel Arrangements Raise Big Questions
New details have emerged about how the California attorney general’s office is handling its ongoing climate lawsuit – and it doesn’t look good for the state.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 21, 2024
‘We Simply Don’t Have That Authority’: Newsom Pushes Fracking Ban He Once Called Illegal
The state of California recently issued proposed regulations to ban fracking outright, threatening thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity in the Golden State.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 26, 2024