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How the plastic industry undermines democracy by blocking bans

Environmental Health News

Tiny plastic particles with a diameter less than 5 millimeters (nanoplastics are much smaller, ranging from 1 to 1,000 nanometers), these particles are harmful to tiny organisms in lakes like zooplankton, that mistake them for food. For the fourth year in a row, Kansas lawmakers tried to pass a law that would block local plastic bans.