SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A state bill to close a loophole in California’s single ... “reusable” bags made out of recycled plastic film. It would also revise the requirement for stores ...

A new law taking effect on January 1, 2026, in California will ban the use of plastic shopping bags in the state. Sen.

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law fully banning plastic shopping bags in grocery stores, updating a decade-old ban that made plastic pollution in the state worse, not better.

Not content with banning single-use plastic bags, California lawmakers have now banned all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores. A previous law allowed Californians the option of buying thicker ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping ...

While the letter of the law stipulated that bags of any kind containing plastic, including reusable shopping bags ... suspended California’s statewide plastic bag ban. Plastic bag bans in ...

In terms of fact over fiction, one does not have to look too far for laws passed in California that weren’t based on reality ...

Over the past 10 years California learned a lesson in recycling; if you want to reduce plastic waste, don’t produce more of it. That may seem obvious on the face of it, but manufacturing and ...

In a post on Truth Social Friday, Donald Trump blasted California Governor Gavin Newsom's plan to safeguard the state from the president-elect's future policies. Gov. Gavin Newsom is awarding $ ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

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