Environment

Proposed public land sale in GOP budget bill draws backlash

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Proposed public land sale in GOP budget bill draws backlash

Proposed public land sale in GOP budget bill draws backlash – CBS News Watch CBS News Under the latest version of President Trump’s budget bill, more than 2 million acres of federally controlled land in western states would be sold off and redeveloped for various purposes. Benji Backer, founder and CEO of Nature Is Nonpartisan, … Read more

Do plastic bag bans and fees work? A new study says policies curb litter – by a lot

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Do plastic bag bans and fees work? A new study says policies curb litter – by a lot

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in certain places, a new study published Thursday in the journal Science found. More than 600 bag policies, along with records from … Read more