Iva Maurin, Author at Saipan Tribune

Alert up vs invasive species

Ships and aircraft that enter the CNMI as part of U.S. military exercises this week are being carefully inspected to ensure that they do not become carriers of Guam invasive species such as brown tree snakes, fire ants, or coconut rhinoceros beetles. This was assured by Land and...

Posted On Jul 23 2021 06:05

, By Iva Maurin

Plastic bag fee bill advances; $1 proposed fee cut to 10 cents

The House Committee on Commerce and Tourism adopted yesterday the bill pushing for a fee for every single-use plastic bag provided to customers by retailers in the CNMI. The fee, originally pegged at a dollar per bag, has been amended and reduced to 10 cents. Introduced by Rep....

Posted On Jul 22 2021 06:06

, By Iva Maurin

July 26 is deadline to comment on management plan for Mariana Trench Marine Monument

The Friends of the Mariana Trench is holding a series of free management plan public commenting workshops until Monday, July 26, to assist members of the community who are looking to comment on the proposed plans to protect the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument. The U.S....

Posted On Jul 15 2021 06:05

, By Iva Maurin

$1 fee eyed to discourage use of single-use plastic bags

It takes a thousand years for a single plastic bag to degrade in a landfill. Yet most people don’t just use one plastic bag a day. A trillion plastic bags are estimated to be used worldwide every year. That is over a million bags per minute. And most of these end up as trash, not...

Posted On Jul 08 2021 06:05

, By Iva Maurin

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Alert up vs invasive species

Plastic bag fee bill advances; $1 proposed fee cut to 10 cents

July 26 is deadline to comment on management plan for Mariana Trench Marine Monument

$1 fee eyed to discourage use of single-use plastic bags

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