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Washington, D.C. \u2013 As the Trump Administration moves to recklessly reverse a federal policy protecting America\u2019s national parks and public lands from single-use plastics, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today reintroduced his Ley de Reducci\u00f3n de Residuos en Parques Nacionales. <\/em>This legislation would restore a previous federal directive, which Interior Secretary Doug Burgum recently revoked, to keep plastic waste out of our national parks, defend our natural wonders, and protect wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOregonians and Americans love our national parks, but instead of protecting them from dangerous plastic pollution, Secretary Burgum is dead set on reopening the floodgates to plastic in our parks,\u201d said Merkley, Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee.<\/strong> \u201cSingle-use plastics threaten our natural treasures and the ability of folks to enjoy their beauty. As the Trump Administration continues to recklessly endanger natural wonders and wildlife nationwide\u2014just like during the first administration\u2014I\u2019ll keep fighting to protect and preserve our parks and public lands so they can be enjoyed for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

El Reducing Waste in National Parks Act <\/em>would direct the National Park Service to eliminate the sale and distribution of disposable plastic products\u2014such as single-use plastic bottles, utensils, straws, and packaging. Former President Obama first issued federal procurement guidelines that allowed the National Park Service to ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles. When in place, the policy had diverted between 1.3 and 2 million disposable water bottles, a savings of up to 111,743 pounds of plastic and 141 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining Merkley in support of the Reducing Waste in National Parks Act<\/em> are U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A companion bill is expected to be introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merkley is a long-time leader and fierce advocate for reducing plastic pollution. Previously, he led his Senate colleagues in\u202fpresionando al Servicio de Parques Nacionales<\/a>restablecer esta pol\u00edtica para permitir que los parques establezcan voluntariamente programas para eliminar la venta de botellas de agua de pl\u00e1stico desechables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As former Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee overseeing environmental justice, chemical safety, and waste management, he held a first-of-its-kind series of hearings<\/a> investigating plastic production and pollution. His hearings examined: Da\u00f1os ambientales y clim\u00e1ticos causados por los pl\u00e1sticos.<\/a>, Impactos de los pl\u00e1sticos en las comunidades de justicia ambiental.<\/a>, sistemas de reutilizaci\u00f3n y recarga<\/a>, residuos de envases de bebidas<\/a>, y Desaf\u00edos del consumidor para el reciclaje.<\/a>. He also leads the Ley para liberarse de la contaminaci\u00f3n pl\u00e1stica<\/em><\/a>, the most comprehensive plan ever introduced in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis that is poisoning our air, water, and land and disproportionately affecting communities of color and low-income Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texto completo de la\u00a0Reducing Waste in National Parks Act\u00a0<\/em>can be found by clicking\u00a0aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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