This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law to ban plastic bags in all supermarkets in the state starting in ...

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Governor Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill 1053, banning single-use plastic bags starting January 1, 2026. The new law aims to ...

California shoppers will no longer be asked "paper or plastic" at grocery store checkouts, as a new law signed by Governor ...

According to state Senator Catherine Blakespear, one of the new bill’s supporters, a study found the amount of plastic bags ...

Two big moves from state officials this week target the future of recycling. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the use of plastic bags, and Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing ExxonMobil for ...

Paul Koretz, the former City Council member who authored L.A.'s plastic bag ban in 2013, praises the Legislature for fixing ...

Paper bags are coming back. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, when you buy items at California grocery stores and most other retailers ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved new legislation Sunday prohibiting stores from providing plastic bags starting in 2026. It ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially signed a new bill banning all plastic bags in California grocery stores including in Santa ...

The state of California is suing ExxonMobil, alleging that the company deceived the public about how effective recycling ...

California and other states -- and some cities -- have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In ...