We thought that New York Attorney General Letitia James had her hands full prosecuting Donald Trump, but it turns out she can multitask. She traveled to Buffalo Wednesday to announce "a historic lawsuit" against Pepsi because of pollution in the Buffalo River.
This is going to turn out to be like laws making you request a paper straw at a restaurant.
I'm in Buffalo to announce a historic lawsuit against @PepsiCo for endangering our environment and New Yorkers' health.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) November 15, 2023
Pepsi's plastic packaging is polluting the Buffalo River, harming our wildlife and contaminating Buffalo's drinking water with dangerous microplastics. pic.twitter.com/On9n1yc800
Last year, Pepsi produced about 5.7 billion pounds of plastic packaging, which weighs as much as seven Empire State Buildings.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) November 15, 2023
With these massive amounts of plastic, it's no surprise that the vast majority of trash we found along the Buffalo River was Pepsi's plastic packaging. pic.twitter.com/wPPAVipmaP
Pepsi’s plastic isn’t biodegradable, it breaks into tiny microplastics that end up in our drinking water.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) November 15, 2023
These microplastics can contain heavy metals and cause serious health problems like cancer.
Pepsi's pollution has created a public nuisance that threatens our communities, and Pepsi has failed to keep its promises to reduce its use of plastic.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) November 15, 2023
We're filing this lawsuit because massive corporations must be held accountable for the harm they cause to our environment.
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Pepsi must address the harm it’s caused to our communities and find real solutions to this plastic pollution problem.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) November 15, 2023
All New Yorkers have a right to clean water, and I won't hesitate to take on major corporations that put the health of New Yorkers and our planet at risk.
"Pepsi's pollution"? Isn't it the people of Buffalo's pollution? Put out more recycling bins if you're worried.
AG James is totally a one woman promo. I'm woman hear me roar. The only problem is everything's wrong. She's on the wrong side of all situations.
— Michael Legero #MAGAveteran (@LegeroMichael) November 15, 2023
So it’s Pepsi’s fault that idiots litter Pepsi products?
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) November 15, 2023
Are they also guilty before the trial starts?
— masonbo (@masonbo) November 15, 2023
She is quite an unpleasant woman.
— 🇺🇸 American Free Thinker 🇺🇸 (@USA_Think_Free) November 15, 2023
What happened? Did Pepsi stop sending a check?
— LynyrdsMom (@Lynyrds_Mom) November 15, 2023
So you're accusing @PepsiCo of collecting all of the used plastic containers and throwing them in the nearest water supply? Seems legit.
— Crypto Punkard (@cryptopunkard) November 15, 2023
You have no credibility.
— John 🇮🇱 (@noahsflood_) November 15, 2023
You won’t be happy until you drive every business out of New York.
— Danielle☦️ (@DanielleNorgedm) November 15, 2023
…and NY violent crime spirals out of control. Great job.
— Daniel O'Connor - Author 🇺🇸 (@DanOVegas) November 15, 2023
Wow suing a soda company is much more important than all the CRIMINALS on the streets of NY!!! You really ARE an embarrassment to NY
— Kobie_3408 (@Kobie3408) November 15, 2023
I suppose a company should know better than to headquarter itself in New York. Improper disposal by end users of an ordinary, legal product is one hell of a threadbare legal theory you've got there.
— Quidnam (@Quidnam) November 15, 2023
But as bank robber Willie Sutton said: "That's where the money is."
You really are just the worst kind of human
— Brody (@savagebrodyx) November 15, 2023
She's just horrible.
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