Tell your state legislators to vote yes on studying microplastics in Virginia
Environment Virginia supports HB 33 from Delegate Clark which would study microplastics in Virginian's drinking water.
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Update: this bill has been continued to the 2025 session.
As the 2024 General Assembly kicks off, we will be featuring key pieces of legislation that we are following. Up first is HB 33 from Delegate Clark which would study microplastics in Virginian’s drinking water.
HB 33 establishes a work group to study the occurrence of microplastics in the Commonwealth’s public drinking water. The bill directs the Commissioner of Health to convene a work group to study the occurrence of microplastics in the Commonwealth’s public drinking water.
Plastic pollution is a threat to our wildlife, environment and public health. As plastic breaks down over thousands of years, it does not go away but rather becomes microplastics. Microplastics are small plastic particles less than five millimeters in size. They include microbeads, pellets, or small fragments from larger plastic items breaking up in the marine environment.
HB 33 from Delegate Clark would study microplastics in Virginia's drinking water, giving us valuable information for future action.
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A former canvass director and organizer with Impact, Elly now directs Environment Virginia's efforts to promote clean air, clean water and open spaces in Virginia. Elly lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she enjoys gardening, photography, hiking and rollerblading with her dog.