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Group of nations take on plastic in oceans

The U.N. General Assembly launched a new group dedicated to tackling marine plastic pollution by building support for a new global agreement.

Ocean view from Pemaquid Point, Maine, where new laws on U.S. plastic pollution take effect in 2021
Ocean view from Pemaquid Point, Maine, where new laws on U.S. plastic pollution take effect in 2021 (AN/J. Heilprin)

UNITED NATIONS (AN) — The U.N. General Assembly launched a new group on Monday dedicated to tackling marine plastic pollution by building political momentum and support for a new global agreement.

The launch of the new Group of Friends to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution, co-chaired by Norway, the Maldives, and Antigua and Barbuda, coincided with the United Nations' World Oceans Day, which is meant to remind people that oceans are the planet's lungs.

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