Want the latest info to protect California’s plastic bag ban? Check out California vs. Big Plastic.
Are government regulations against toxic chemicals (like the ones Dupont uses in Teflon) strong enough to override industry influence? http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/eij/article/teflons_toxic_legacy/
Washington, D.C. ban
on polystyrene foam containers takes effect:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dc-banning-plastic-foam-2016-180957697/
Today, President Obama signed the Microbead-Free Waters Act into law.
Federal Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 sailed through Congress, but there’s more work to be done in 2016 to prevent other microplastics from polluting our waterways: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/23/science/ban-on-microbeads-proves-easy-to-pass-through-pipeline.html?_r=1
Unanimous vote in Senate sends microbead legislation to President Obama’s desk for signature.