Legislature eases up on state’s recycling requirements

Bales of recycled paper. Photo from MaxPixelEnvironmental advocates have lambasted the legislature for deleting clean water funding mechanisms from clean water funding bill S.260. But a last-minute insertion that would seem out of character from a legislator known for expanding environmental protections has gone largely unnoticed.On the last day of the regular legislative session, Rep. David Deen, D-Westminster, advocated for a provision at the end of the clean water bill that allows the Agency