Single-Use Plastics Need Comprehensive Federal Legislation
Despite state and local action, more effective reduction of single-use plastics must come from Congress.
Julia Stein is a supervising attorney for the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic and Project Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the UCLA School of Law. She was previously senior counsel at Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP where she focused on environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, and land use practice, including litigating complex environmental cases in state and federal court, advising clients on compliance with state and federal environmental regulations, and assisting clients through land use entitlement and development processes.
Despite state and local action, more effective reduction of single-use plastics must come from Congress.