ME Lawmaker Seeks Solution to Fast Fashion Pollution / Public News Service

Democratic lawmakers are asking federal investigators to study the true cost of so-called fast fashion and its contribution to climate change. The majority of manufactured clothes includes synthetic fibers derived from crude oil. Nearly 90% of those garments will end up in a landfill or burned in incinerators. ...

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