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Hawaii Is About To Blaze A Trail, Possibly The First In The World, With The Passage Of A Bill Banning The Chemicals Oxybenzone and Octinoxate, Contained In Many Popular Sunscreens, So As To Protect The Coral Reefs And Marine Ecosystem. The Bill Will Take Effect On The 1st Of Jan., 2021 If Signed By The Governor.

Hawaii Approves Bill Banning Sunscreen Believed To Kill Coral Reefs : The Two-Way : NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/02/607765760/hawaii-approves-bill-banning-sunscreen-believed-to-kill-coral-reefs

If Gov. David Ige signs the bill, popular sunscreen brands including Coppertone, Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic will be illegal. Lawmakers say they contain chemicals harmful to delicate marine life.