Environment & Science
Just One Word To You NH Lawmakers: Plastics
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This week the New Hampshire legislature will have public hearings on four bills that would ban single-use plastics and plastic straws.
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This week the New Hampshire legislature will have public hearings on four bills that would ban single-use plastics and plastic straws.
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