iThe Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight will hold a hearing on June 15, 2023, on “Impacts of Plastic Production and Disposal on Environmental Justice Communities.” Originally scheduled for April 27, 2023, witnesses will include:
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Angelle Bradford, Doctoral student in physiology and medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, Volunteer Sierra Club Delta Chapter;
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Sharon Lavigne, Founder, Rise St. James;
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Chris Tandazo, Director of Government Affairs, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance;
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Kevin Sunday, Director of Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry; and
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Donna Jackson, Director of Membership Development, Project 21 -- National Center for Public Policy and Research.
On May 2, 2023, EPA announced the release of a Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution. EPA identified three key objectives for the strategy: reducing pollution during plastic production; improving post-use materials management; and preventing trash and micro/nanoplastics from entering waterways and removing escaped trash from the environment. Comments are due June 16, 2023. More information is available in our May 2, 2023, memorandum.
