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Alan Lowenthal

Plastic beach pollution

‘Beyond the crisis point on plastic waste’: New bill is wake-up call, says senator

Environment

Recent research estimates that as much as a credit card’s worth of plastic makes its way into our bodies each week. A new bill aims to drastically reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the nation’s waste stream.

A demonstrator holds a sign during a rally near the Israeli Consulate in New York to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech in front on Congress.

American Jews have mixed feelings about Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech

Global Politics
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