Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s regular bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan ...

California shoppers will no longer be asked "paper or plastic" at grocery store checkouts, as a new law signed by Governor ...

According to state Senator Catherine Blakespear, one of the new bill’s supporters, a study found the amount of plastic bags ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved new legislation Sunday prohibiting stores from providing plastic bags starting in 2026. It ...

California and other states -- and some cities -- have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially signed a new bill banning all plastic bags in California grocery stores including in Santa ...

The California Legislature approved hundreds of bills before ending its regular session on Aug. 31. Now, Gov. Newsom decides ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a single-use plastic bag ban bill into law, changing a rule that’s been in place for ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into a law a ban on plastic bags offered at grocery stores and other retail locations.

Starting in 2026, it’s paper only. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1053 on Sunday, a bill that bans all plastic shopping bags.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, claiming the company has misled the public about ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday to ban the distribution of plastic bags at grocery stores. Supporters of the bill said on Monday it will help reduce a major source of waste.