Merkley, Whitehouse, Welch, Huffman: Bold Global Agreement Required to Take on Plastic Pollution Crisis
May 01, 2024
May 01, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Peter Welch (D-VT) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) released the following joint statement today after the conclusion of the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Ottawa, Canada:
"The global plastic pollution crisis demands bold, urgent action. Plastic waste is polluting our ecosystems-- . . .
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Peter Welch (D-VT) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) released the following joint statement today after the conclusion of the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Ottawa, Canada:
"The global plastic pollution crisis demands bold, urgent action. Plastic waste is polluting our ecosystems-- . . .