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Advocates back bills to ban plastic bags and cut down on pollution

Advocates back bills to ban plastic bags and cut down on pollution
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RI Senate committee hears Act on Climate bill

RI Senate committee hears Act on Climate bill Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal © Daily News staff, incumbent Published Caption: State Sen. Dawn Euer will serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture when the 2021 legislative session begins. [FILE PHOTO] [incumbent] Original Caption: State Sen. Dawn Euer will serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture when the 2021 legislative session begins. [FILE PHOTO] PROVIDENCE In 2014, Rhode Island became an early adopter of a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions to help fight climate change. But the Resilient Rhode Island Act passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by then-Gov. Lincoln Chafee was lacking in one important way, say state environmental advocates.

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