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Athens plastic bag ban is officially dead
Given the political make-up of the Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court, Athens will not appeal a court decision that blocked the city from implementing a ban on single-use plastic bags.
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Athens vendors may continue providing plastic bags after city loses legal fight
The Fourth District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision that the city’s bag ban is unconstitutional. The city is considering whether to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Athens appeals plastic bag ban decision
The city has yet to put forward its full argument, but said it objects to a local judge’s decision granting summary judgment in the state’s favor.
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Library program creates reusable bags to give away
The Athens Morsbags pod has produced nearly 100 bags since December.
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Reducing plastic pollution: An exercise in democracy
Athens deserves our support in its fight to uphold its democratically decided policy around plastic pollution.
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Bags are just the tip of the plastics iceberg
Dealing with plastic pollution requires systemic change far beyond municipal bag bans.
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State tries to stop Athens’ plastic bag ban, now in effect
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office says the city overstepped in passing the ban, which the AG says conflicts with state law.
