California has an opportunity to drastically reduce single-use plastic waste by passing a plastic bag ban bill that state policymakers are considering. Plastic bags are one of the most common trash items found in waterways and on the shoreline. From production to disposal, they are incredibly harmful to the environment and human health.
In 2014, Save The Bay advocated to pass the original plastic bag ban in California. Since then, the plastic industry has exploited loopholes in the law to continue selling plastic bags at grocery stores. We now have a chance to close those loopholes and enforce the law’s original intent – to stop plastic waste.
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Prioritize Nature-based Approaches to Protect Our Communities From Flooding
San Mateo County is a wonderful place to live and work, with small communities, access to nature, and close proximity to so much that the Bay Area has to offer. But its also the county in California that is the most vulnerable flooding from sea level rise. To prepare, San Mateo County and cities are embarking on changes to the shoreline and decisions about where and how we grow that will have impacts for decades.
As planning gets underway, San Mateo County should prioritize the use of nature to protect communities as much as possible. That means restoring tidal marshes along the shoreline, expanding the ability for creeks to better absorb storm runoff, and designing natural elements into levees. Tell San Mateo County to support nature-based flood protection to maintain a healthy San Francisco Bay and safe, resilient communities.
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