"This bag fee in addressing single-use plastic bags is currently the only tool we have at the state level in terms of ...

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...

December 31, 2025 - SACRAMENTO – A new law authored by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespea r, D-Encinitas, banning the use of plastic ...

Over the past decade, many cities and states across the country have passed plastic bag bans and taxes in an effort to curb plastic pollution. While it still may be too early to gather definitive data ...

The new year began with a new California law for grocery stores: shoppers no longer have the option to take home plastic bags ...

Over the past several years, U.S. cities and states have passed hundreds of policies restricting the sale and distribution of single-use plastic bags. A new report says these laws have largely ...

CHANGE. NEW YEAR, NEW RULES ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY SHOPPERS ARE GEARING UP FOR THE SWITCH TO REUSABLE BAGS. AND UNLIKE SOME OTHER COUNTIES WHERE A PAPER BAG WILL COST YOU A NICKEL, HERE IT WILL COST YOU ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Over the past several years, US cities and states have passed hundreds of policies ...

The law creates two luxury taxes on high-value vehicles and noncommercial aircraft beginning Jan. 1, 2026, including an 8% tax on the portion of a vehicle’s sale, lease or transfer price above ...

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Parks has started banning the use of single-use plastic bags in all its parks areas starting Jan 1. This ...