Environmental
Jun. 23, 2012
Attorney makes a living fighting plastic bag bans
First it was fighting to clean up litter and graffiti. Then it was kick-starting a nationwide campaign to ban trans-fats in food. Attorney Stephen Joseph's latest cause? Saving the plastic bag.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - First it was fighting to clean up litter and graffiti. Then it was kick-starting a nationwide campaign to ban trans-fats in food. Stephen L. Joseph's latest cause? Saving the plastic bag.
As more and more cities and counties in California ban single-use plastic bags, Joseph has often been a lone voice in opposition. When he feels he's not been listened to, he sues.
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