MADISON - A pair of Wisconsin Republicans is taking aim at the tiny plastic beads in soaps, toothpastes and facial scrubs.
The so-called microbeads have cropped up in lakes, rivers and inside fish. Environmentalist group Clean Wisconsin is hoping to join the states pursuing a ban.
Rep. Mary Czaja and Sen. Rob Cowles are working on a measure to ban the manufacture of products with microbeads after 2017. Their sale would be illegal after 2018.
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