Senate Democrats remain encased in a plastic age as House considers green bill.

The House of Representatives will spend part of the day considering a comprehensive bill on environmental policies. It is Green Bill Day in the House. The Senate Democrats do not have the spirit. Their lunches, one wag with a camera records, were encased in plastic and, worse, styrofoam.

Styrofoam, aka polystyrene, “is slow to degrade, and if disposed of improperly, the foam can leach chemicals into the environment harming water sources,” according to the Children’s Environmental Health Network. “Polystyrene manufacturing is an enormous creator of hazardous waste. Furthermore, polystyrene manufacturing greatly contributes to global warming.”

Legislators who a few months ago were (and will again) considering making it difficult for working people to purchase a vehicle with an internal combustion engine might want to think more locally–beginning with caucus meals.

Published May 1, 2024.