Rhode Island’s Clean Water Action State Director John Berard tetsifying against the Plastic Waste Reduction Act. AVORY BROOKINS / RIPR Rhode Island’s Clean Water Action is against a bill that would ban plastic bags statewide.  John Berard, state director for the group, testified at a hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday that the bill doesn’t address the root of the […]

QUEENSBURY — Warren County supervisors have put the brakes on a proposed local law to ban the use of one-time plastic bags, but the board wants to seek public input at its night meeting scheduled in June to hear what the public thinks about the issue. The board’s Legislative & Rules Committee opted last week […]