Rep. Bonamici, Sen. Merkley, Rep. Lowenthal, Lead Bicameral Effort to Push Biden Administration to Tackle Explosion of Plastic Pollution at G7 Summit
June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
With a G7 Summit just around the corner, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47), is pushing the Biden administration to work toward a global agreement to address marine plastic litter and microplastics.
"Plastic pollution has exploded into a global crisis that threatens our public health . . .
With a G7 Summit just around the corner, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47), is pushing the Biden administration to work toward a global agreement to address marine plastic litter and microplastics.
"Plastic pollution has exploded into a global crisis that threatens our public health . . .