Plastics Reform, Regulation Urged by Los Angeles Reproductive Justice Group

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles, California, March 9, 2020. © 2020 Lionel Hahn/Abaca/Sipa USA via AP Photo The California state government in the United States should better regulate plastics, says the south Los Angeles-based reproductive justice organization Black Women for Wellness. The organization, which interviewed local community members for its new report on plastics, calls on California to legislate a US$5 billion plastic mitigation fund, paid for in part by polluters, to support the communities most impacted by plastics.Plastics are mostly…

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