MAINE PUBLIC • March 18, 2021
In her first meeting as chair of the environment subcommittee of Appropriations, Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine’s 1st District pledged that the panel will tackle the growing problem of plastics polluting the world’s oceans.Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste ends up in the oceans. That is roughly the equivalent of five garbage bags full on every foot of coastline in the world. Pingree says its time for Congress to take action.