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Massachusetts State House Fails to Act on Climate and Waste
Legislature ignores constituents and puts the Commonwealth's 2030 climate goals in jeopardy.
1 August 2024
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82% of Massachusetts Voters Support Modernizing State Bottle Bill
New statewide poll on recycling and the Bottle Bill finds most voters want legislators to address Massachusetts’ litter problem by modernizing the Bottle Bill this session.
18 July 2024
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Senate Climate Bill Would Modernize Massachusetts' Best Recycling Program
The Climate Bill would not only increase the Bottle Bill deposit fee, but would also expand the program to include new types of beverages.
26 June 2024
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Colorado Governor Vetoes Bill Limiting Waste Incineration and So-Called “Chemical Recycling”
The veto allows trash burning facilities and a new wave of plastic-to-fuel projects to remain eligible for state funding and keeps them as part of the state’s clean energy and climate programs.
20 May 2024
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Maine Enacts New Law Restricting So-Called "Advanced Recycling" Facilities
The legislation is a response to a national lobbying effort by the plastic industry to greenwash expensive and polluting processes that convert plastic into toxic fuel and chemicals.
5 March 2024
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Industry-Backed Report Spreads Misinformation on New Jersey Bag Ban
A plastic lobbying group paid for a report on New Jersey’s single-use plastic bag law. But its “findings” are based solely on interviews with industry constituents who are pro plastic.
7 February 2024
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EPA Fails to Regulate Largest Single Source of PFAS and Microplastic Pollution in Massachusetts
Enviros, scientists, health advocates, and farmers across U.S. call for action on PFAS and microplastics in wastewater treatment plants.
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Just Zero Applauds Reintroduction of Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jared Huffman announced the reintroduction of the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act.
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Vermont Governor Vetoes Sweeping Expansion of Bottle Bill Program
Vermont Governor Phil Scott vetoed a critical bill (H.158) that would have expanded and modernized the state’s Bottle Bill Program.
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Environmental Advocates Arrive in D.C. to Urge Lawmakers to Act on Plastics
Environmental advocates are in Washington, D.C. for the second annual Week of Action in support of strong federal legislation to protect communities and the planet from dangerous single-use plastics.
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