New York environmental organizations and advocates recently sent a letter to Governor Cuomo urging him to amend the plastic bag ban proposed in his executive budget.
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As part of Surfrider Foundation’s Rise Above Plastics program, Surfrider recently partnered with Jennie Romer, Esq. from PlasticBagLaws.org to create our new U.S. Plastic Bag Law Activist Toolkit.
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This October, Jennie Romer will be speaking at two events aimed at arming you with the tools you need to combat plastic bag use in New York.
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Read Jennie Romer’s post for the Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation.
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On June 6th there will be the Bring Your Own Bag Call-In Day. We encourage you to call Governor Cuomo and voice your concern for our environment and support of Senate Bill S7760 and Assembly Bill A9953 which would ban single-use plastic bags and put a 10-cent fee on paper bags. To get involved, save the Governor’s number 845-943-4749 to call on June 6.
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