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Group of nations take on plastic in oceans

The U.N. General Assembly launched a new group dedicated to tackling marine plastic pollution by building support for a new global agreement.

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By Arete News - June 8, 2020
Ocean view from Pemaquid Point, Maine, where new laws on U.S. plastic pollution take effect in 2021 (AN/John Heilprin)
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