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Pritzker could enact law limiting Illinois hotels from using single-use plastics
Opponents say Senate Bill 2960 targets small business owners and puts unnecessary mandates on them.
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After original plastic bag ban backfired, California looks to a bigger ban to solve the problem
Unintended Consequences: The amount of plastic bags Californians threw away increased by approximately 50% since the ban became law. Now, California lawmakers are eyeing stricter bans to address the problems that the original ban may have created.
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Team USA brings own AC to Paris Olympics, after city, IOC doesn't include in Athletes' Village
The U.S. becomes one of the latest countries to announce that they will provide air conditioning for their athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games.