Florida bill would ban plastic straw bans until 2024

[Eugene]

I had to read the headline twice to get what it was saying.

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Source: The Guardian

Florida bill would ban plastic straw bans until 2024

Bill under consideration by lawmakers would place a five year suspension on municipalities’ banning of plastic straws

Dream McClinton
Wed 6 Mar 2019 14.49 GMT First published on Wed 6 Mar 2019 08.00 GMT

In the growing war against the environmental impact of plastic, Florida seems to be taking a giant step backwards by pushing legislation that would stop local authorities from banning plastic straws, a move that has, not surprisingly, angered many environmentalists.

The bill, under consideration by lawmakers, would place a five-year suspension on municipalities’ banning of plastic straws, pending a study from the Florida department of environmental protection.

Calling the banning of plastic straws “government overreach”, the Florida state senator Travis Hutson also amended the bill to create a $25,000 fine for local governments that regulate the material and another ban on municipal regulation of sunscreens that harm coral reefs, the Miami Herald reported.

The move goes against previous efforts by the state to mitigate the damage caused by straws. The state department of environmental protection encourages Florida residents to “skip the straw” and reduce their plastic use. In a statement to the Guardian, the agency declared: “Plastic straws are one of the many single-use plastics that litter beaches, pollute oceans, and harm wildlife.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/06/florida-bill-ban-plastic-straws

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Related: Florida lawmaker wanted to ban plastic straws. He ended up with a ban on banning them. (Miami Herald)

[yonder]

1. Funny how the rightwing local control is best theme only goes so far.

They claim they don't want the feds telling anybody what to do, and how that should be a local decision. But lordy, you have a community that wants to ban plastic straws or bags, implement a local option tax, etc? All of the sudden, the state is all over that saying we have this under control and you (the community), just needn't worry. It happens all the time in our state. Pukes doing what they do best, hypocritising.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Why? Waiting for their coasts to be clogged with them?