![Mississippi River Nurdle Spill Inspires Effort In Congress To Curb Plastic Pollution Mississippi River Nurdle Spill Inspires Effort In Congress To Curb Plastic Pollution](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/articles/2023/Nurdles-along-the-Mississippi-River-landscape.jpg?itok=eG3ZFM3a)
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Outrage over last month's sprawling Mississippi River nurdle spill in New Orleans and the lax government response to it has inspired a bill in Congress to prevent similar incidents. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., had already introduced a wide-ranging bill to reduce plastic pollution, and last week he drafted a new one aimed specifically at prohibiting the discharge of plastic pellets, called nurdles, into rivers and oceans.