17 GOP AGs sue California over single-use plastics law

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 333

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Seventeen Republican attorneys general have sued California over a state law that requires plastic packaging producers to move away from single-use plastics, alleging that the law will raise costs for consumers across the country.

Led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, the complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of California challenges California’s Plastics Act. Under the law, which took effect May 1, …

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