"Maryland Senate OKs Ban On Foam For Food, Drink Containers"

"ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s Senate voted Tuesday to make the state the first in the nation to ban foam containers for food and drink to fight pollution.

The Senate voted 34-13 for the measure, which now goes to the House of Delegates.

Sen. Cheryl Kagan, a Democrat who’s sponsoring the bill, says more than half of the state’s residents already live in places where foam containers are banned for food and drink containers. She described it as a chance to do more to help the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary."

Brian Witte reports for the Associated Press March 5, 2019.