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After tiger deaths, 20 dead monkeys found near Bandipur forest in Karnataka: Report
Forest personnel suspect foul play and have registered a case, with a special investigation team now tasked with probing the ...
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New Law in Oregon Eliminates Plastic Film Bags at Checkout
A new law in the U.S. state of Oregon will eliminate all bags made of plastic film at checkout at restaurants, grocery stores ...
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From shooting to sterilising: How human-wildlife conflict in Singapore has evolved
Singapore’s approach towards human-wildlife clashes has evolved greatly, from shooting stray dogs and crows in the past to putting in new measures like sterilisation and sonar repellers – with culling ...
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Lawmakers move forward on bill banning common grocery store item: 'They add unnecessary costs'
There is a growing awareness about the negative effects. Lawmakers move forward on bill banning common grocery store item: ...
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Plastic bag fees and bans are working–big time, researchers say
It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other ...
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CT’s plastic bag ban – four years later
The well-documented harm that plastic pollution causes wildlife – from ingestion to entanglement – is exacerbated by rampant consumption of single-use bags.
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Oregon expands ban on plastic bags to curb pollution
Those thicker bags are meant to be used hundreds of times to reduce their environmental impact, but few people actually reuse them. They will be included in the plastic bag ban starting in January ...
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Oregon environmental groups applaud updated state law eliminating plastic film bags at grocery checkout - KTVZ
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 551, which will eliminate all bags made of plastic film at checkout at restaurants, grocery stores, and other ...
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Oregon bill to ban plastic bags at checkout now awaits Gov. Kotek’s signature - OPB - Oregon Public Broadcasting
Celeste Meiffren-Swango is the state director of Environment Oregon. She joins us to share more about how this new bill is expected to actually reduce plastic waste and what she hopes people do ...
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Pennsylvania senator wants statewide ban on single-use plastic bags - WGAL Channel 8
A BAN ON BAGS RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG. A STATE SENATOR IS PUSHING TO OUTLAW SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AT RETAIL STORES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH. NEWS EIGHT’S MICHAEL FULLER IS HERE. WITH HOW ...
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Oregon legislature passes bill to ban thicker plastic bags at checkout - KPTV
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon legislature has passed a bipartisan bill banning the use of plastic film checkout bags at restaurants, grocery stores and retail stores statewide.
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Do plastic bag bans work? Here's what the science says.
Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law enacted three years ago. Assemblyman John Azzariti Jr ...