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Plastic bag bans have lingering impacts, even after repeals

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Summary
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85% Informative

University of Riverside study examined policies to curtail use of single-use plastic bags in Texas .

Study found that the longer a policy is in place, the longer the behaviors spurred by the policy lingered on.

The study contributes to a growing body of knowledge on the unintended consequences of environmental policies.

VR Score

90

Informative language

91

Neutral language

64

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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