Published: 05 March 2021
People who have periods will keep tampons hidden meticulously: being stranded without period products means uncomfortably, embarrassment, and ruined clothes. For people in Mexico City who use tampons with plastic applicators, however, they no longer have the option to hide them. They don’t even have the option to buy and use them.
Mexico’s population of 126 million produces 6,000 tons of plastic waste yearly. To minimize their impact on the planet, Mexico City passed legislation banning single-use plastic in 2019. As of Jan. 1, the commercialization, distribution, and delivery of plastic products are now illegal. The law is now impacting those who menstruate and rely on tampons with plastic applicators.
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Climate change and sustainability in the Portuguese EU Council presidency agenda
We took a look at the Portuguese EU presidency agenda. According to their programme, the three priorities driving their action will be: promoting the recovery from Covid-19 through the green deal and the digital transition; supporting the creation of a health union; and supporting European industry. The socialist-led Portuguese government is particularly keen about centring their action on job creation while environmental themes are high in their agenda.
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On Wednesday the Portuguese presidency is presenting its programme, under the motto “Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery”. Three priorities will be driving their action: promoting the recovery from Covid-19 through the green deal and the digital transition; supporting the creation of a health union able to respond to pub
cool, i d be in school. ali, you have protestors making their way to capitol hill demanding that the president and lawmakers make changes to climate laws. do they see this as a way to fire up young voters. we cannot forget that jay insley made it the central focus of his campaign and she no loerng running. yeah, he did, but what we have seen since he dropped out is a lot of candidates going to him for advice. so i do think that a lot of testimonies see this as a way to galvanize young voters. we re asking candidates questions about climate change, but i have to tell you, i meet so many voters, not just young voters but grandparents and parents that say this issue is so important to them because of their kids and grand kids.
so it is borne by the emitters of carbon who are creating the problem in the first place. they can decide after that how much carbon they want to emit, so it may float, but that s what you do. that would enable you to abolish the gas tax, diesel tax, and to devote hundreds of billions of dollars to giving relief, payroll tax relief to lower income americans. i purposely put in there something for republicans and democrats, this puppy has to pass congress. you were a governor at a time when the issue of climate change wasn t actually as partisan as it has become. a lot of remarkable climate laws that we have and environmental regulations that we have were put in place by republicans. what happened, how did this become almost a partisan divide. you re right, clean air act, water act, dick nixon. roosevelt started the national park system. it is trump that s the outlier.
the president-elect s nominee is going to basically be sworn into office if given the opportunity and then declare war on the clean water, the clean air, the climate laws which we already have on the books. he s going to try to bring the epa to its knees. senator ed markee here yesterday vowing to oppose the confirmation of donald trump s choice for the epa. joining me from the defense council. thanks for being with us. what was your reaction when you saw the pruitt nomination? it was shocking. we are talking about the environmental protection agency, the very agency that s charged with stewarding our environment. things like the air we breathe and the water we drink. choosing someone like pruitt who