'The Cost of Plastics Is Lives': House Oversight Hearing Highlights Environmental Justice Burdens of Plastic Production

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By Dana DrugmandJul 8, 2020, 4:47 pm1.1k ptsInterestingTop
Read time: 6 mins During a congressional hearing Tuesday, a plastics industry executive echoed a common refrain from the industry: “Plastic saves lives.” However, for many communities of color living in close proximity to the petrochemical plants producing those plastics, the exact opposite is…

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