IN STATE NEWS… LAWMAKERS WILL BE CONSIDERING NEW BILLS THAT WOULD REDUCE THE USE OF SINGLE USE PLASTICS AND WILL CALL FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF OCEAN WATER AND PROTECT WHALES FROM BEING HIT BY SHIPS.
AMONG THE MEASURES IS STATE BILL 69, AUTHORED BY STATE SENATOR SCOTT WEINER OF SAN FRANCISCO… WHICH SEEKS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND PREVENT LOCAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, IMPROVE COASTAL HABITATS (PARTICULARLY WETLANDS, KELP AND EEL GRASS), SEQUESTER CARBON, IDENTIFY MARINE AREAS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPROVE SALMON HABITATS AND PREVENT WHALES FROM BEING STRUCK BY SHIPS.
