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Philadelphia and three other suburban municipalities, including two on the Main Line, are suing Pennsylvania over what they say was an abuse of legislative...
Philadelphia and three other municipalities in Pennsylvania sued the state over what they say was a covert abuse of legislative power to block local bans or taxes on plastic bags.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia and three other municipalities in Pennsylvania sued...
WHYY By Groceries in plastic bags inside a shopping cart. (AP file photo) Single-use plastic bags are hard to get rid of in Philadelphia. For a second time, Mayor Jim Kenney delayed the implementation of a bill to eliminate plastic bags in stores, restaurants, delivery services — and ultimately the city’s streets and waterways — for another six months. Kenney’s administration said the implementation of the regulation, signed by the mayor in December 2019, will be postponed another six months to July 2021 because of the impacts of the pandemic on the business community. “We know the...