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Q&A: The Latest in the Battle Over Plastic Bag Bans

Inside Climate News · By Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth · last updated
Plus, the counterintuitive way one state improved on bag-ban laws.

By Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Paloma Beltran with Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator and president of Beyond Plastics. 

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