14 attorneys general urge EPA to bolster plastic pollution strategy

Source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/14-attorneys-general-urge-epa-bolster-plastic-pollution-strategy-2023-08-01/

Author: Clark Mindock

Aug 1 (Reuters) - A group of 14 attorneys general have urged the Biden administration to adopt a more comprehensive strategy to reduce plastic pollution, which they say should include reducing new plastic production and addressing fast-fashion waste. In a letter submitted on Monday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the attorneys general of California, New York, the District Columbia and others called the plastic pollution crisis “one of the most pervasive challenges of our time.”