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US states sue California over landmark plastics packaging law
The states say California’s law reaches beyond its borders and could force businesses to change packaging and pay up to $500 million a year.
- On Monday, attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Eastern California challenging the state's landmark Plastics Act, which took effect June 1.
- State Senate Bill 54 mandates that companies selling into California join the Circular Action Alliance, a private organization empowered to collect up to $500 million annually from businesses.
- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird lead the coalition, arguing the mandate violates federalism and compels companies to fund organizations they may oppose.
- Environmental groups including Oceana and the Natural Resources Defense Council sued in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging that final regulations create loopholes that gut the law's ambitions.
- Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the Act violates the United States Constitution and California Constitution, forcing nationwide businesses to comply with California's environmental mandates.
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Seventeen Red States Band Together To Smash California Plastic Packaging Law In Federal Court - Tampa Free Press
A coalition of 17 states and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors filed a federal lawsuit on June 22, 2026, seeking to block California’s strict new plastic packaging rules. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, takes aim at the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. This […] Seventeen Red States Band Together To Smash California Plastic Packaging Law…
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Independent Journal ReviewRed States Unite Against California Over Its Alleged Plot To Impose Green Agenda On Nation
A 17-state coalition led by Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging California's attempt to make other states participate in its green agenda.
·Washington, United States
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