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Before Kanye visit, Trump signed bill to help reduce plastics in ocean

'This waste, trash, and debris harms not only marine life, but also fishermen, coastal economies along America’s vast stretches' -- US president Donald Trump

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 12, 2018 15:54 BST
Former US president Donald Trump signing the Save Our Seas Act. Photography courtesy of senator Dan Sullivan's office.
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Before his much publicized visit with American musician Kanye West on Thursday, US president Donald Trump helped advance efforts to remove some of the mountains of plastic floating in the ocean by signing the Save Our Seas (SOS) Act [...]

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