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RI ‘Bottle Bill’ Advocates, Legislative Allies, Rally at the State House
Rhode Island environmental leaders rallied at the State House Library Thursday afternoon for the passage of H.5502, the Rhode Island bottle bill, joined by the bill’s sponsors and legislative supporters.
RI ‘Bottle Bill’ Advocates to Rally at the State House
A broad coalition of leaders from the Rhode Island environmental community, joined by their legislative allies, will be gathering at the State House library to officially kick off the campaign to pass the RI “bottle bill.”
Clean Water Waves | In The News, January 2023
Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise. In This Issue: PFAS in MN, Polluter Pay for MI, Recycling in PA, and a Bottle Bill for RI.
Clean Water Virginia Legislative Priorities 2023
Clean Water Action is working with our allies to successfully help protect the Chesapeake Bay, open space, farmland, and historic sites before state senate and house elections in the fall. In addition to focusing on ensuring green infrastructure funding and reducing plastic pollution, here are some of the organization’s top priorities: Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF), Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and Reducing Plastic Pollution.
New Coalition Calls on Governor McKee to Fight Plastic Pollution with a Bottle Bill
A new coalition of state environmental organizations, the Rhode Island Zero Waste Coalition, sent a joint letter to Governor Dan McKee yesterday calling on him to support a container deposit law, or “bottle bill,” to fight plastic pollution and increase recycling in Rhode Island. The letter is in response to the governor’s State of the State remarks regarding his commitment to cleaning up litter.