Ocean Plastics Bill Sails Through Senate Committee (2)

A bill that would combat plastic pollution in the ocean won approval in another Senate committee despite objections from one of the chamber’s most active environmentalists.

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved S. 1982, also known as the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, on a voice vote at a Nov. 13 markup. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), would create a federal marine debris foundation, establish a “genius prize” to encourage the development of solutions to the plastic pollution problem, and launch a number of federal studies into this problem.

The bill moved forward despite ...