New Bill Seeks to Protect Frontline Communities From Plastics Pollution

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By Olivia RosaneDec 2, 2022, 8:13 pm180 pts
One of the main dangers of plastics is the harm that their production and incineration can do to the health of the people who live nearby. Plastics plants are one of the main factors polluting the air of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, for example. Now, a group of U.S. lawmakers are seeking to address this…

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