N.Y. Sen. Gillibrand Seeks Federal Action On Personal-Care Microbeads
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
A federal interagency task force should include microbeads and microplastics from personal-care products on its list of Great Lakes contaminants, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand asserts in a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The move would generate more in-depth study of the ingredients and allow for “the development of proper remediation.”