Plastic manufacturers may have broken US laws

A new study reveals how a decades-long effort to curtail plastic regulations by plastic producers could result in legal consequences.

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You don't say! Color me shocked
- That's one of the regulations they ignored.
  
  But now with the chevron ruling overturned, I doubt there isn't much the epa will be able to do
The $upreme Court: No they didn't!
- "The plastic was executing its official functions and didn't have an abortion in the last 6 months, it would be unconditional to try to regulate it".
Everyone else does with no repercussions so why not
Nooooo... Really?
I'm sure they will face swift and appropriate consequences.
I've got a wet bus ticket if the legal system wants to borrow it.
The research from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details the widespread burdens that plastic pollution places on US cities and states and argues that plastic producers may be breaking public nuisance, product-liability, and consumer-protection laws.

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