Alan Lowenthal tweeted the following:
"This is exactly what my legislation, the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act would do. It is the first legislation of its kind attempting to tackle this crisis and Congress needs to pass it. 3/3"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Alan Lowenthal:
"The most recent EPA data available states that the national recycling rate of plastic waste is 8.9%, but a recent report, by the nonprofit The Last Beach Cleanup & the advocacy group Beyond Plastics, finds that the U.S.s plastic waste recycling rate is around 5%. 1/3"Read on Twitter
"Recently released documents suggest the plastics industry knew in the 1970s that plastic waste recycling would never be economically viable yet continued to push it to the public as a solution. Bottom line: the plastics industry must pay for & manage the waste it produces. 2/3"Read on Twitter
"Roe V. Wade is still established precedent, and the Supreme Court has not yet ruled. However, if finalized, the extremist opinions which could be backed by radical right wing justices threaten to overturn have a century of established law and to gut the right to choose. 1/2" on May 3Read on Twitter
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