The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco Paper or paper?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

Plastic bags are becoming a mere memory in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that bans them from being given out at grocery store checkouts. “Plastic bags create pollution ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a cleaner ...

California lawmakers have passed a second plastic bag ban after admitting the state's first ban failed its goal of reducing plastic waste. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and ...

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...

California's ban on plastic grocery bags is set to expand, but shoppers still have over a year to wait until paper becomes the only game in town. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill into law ...

It also keeps the lightweight plastic bags out of trees or stuck in bushes for months at a time as they slowly disintegrate. The bags are notorious litter offerings, oftentimes ending up in area ...

TRASH FLYING OUT OF TRUCKS AND COLLECTING ON YOUR HIGHWAYS. NOW, MUCH OF THAT PLASTIC BLACKS BAGS I SHOULD SAY. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLEENER TAKES US INSIDE GREEN FOR LIFE FACILITY IN ...