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  • Can U.S. and other countries reach a deal on curbing plastic pollution?

    Can U.S. and other countries reach a deal on curbing plastic pollution?

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    As delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday for the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution, lingering divisions cast doubts on whether a final agreement is in sight. South Korea is hosting the fifth and ostensibly final U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting…