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Making Sen$e Sep 28

From seaweed to sugarcane, companies race to find the next great plastic replacement

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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 22, 2018

On this edition for Sunday, April 22, Earth Day raises awareness about plastic pollution, and EPA chief Scott Pruitt comes under scrutiny for past conflicts of interest. Also, why African-American families are increasingly choosing homeschooling. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New…

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