On the recordMay 3, 2022
You can't hardly pick up any kind of newspaper that doesn't talk about the expanding problems with microplastics, the problems with the plastics being swept out to sea.
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congress.govJeff Merkley: “You can't hardly pick up any kind of newspaper that doesn't talk about the expanding problems with microplastics, the…”
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Merkley addresses the growing issue of microplastics in environmental discussions.
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