EnvironmentLocal Clean-Up Efforts Find Fewer Plastic Bags One Year After California's BanNovember 13, 2017 | Julia MitricA year after California enacted a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, environmental groups say early data show a significant dip in plastic trash. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCould Sodas Be The New Plastic Bags?November 3, 2016 | Ben BradfordA political consultant sees the campaign against soda following the same blueprint as environmentalists who opposed the use of disposable plastic bags in grocery stores. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Voters Are Confused About Plastic Bag, Death Penalty PropositionsOctober 24, 2016 | Ben BradfordCalifornia voters who oppose the death penalty and those who want to challenge the plastic bag industry may accidentally cast ballots against their views.
California CountsElection 2016 FAQ: Proposition 65, Money From Carry-Out BagsOctober 10, 2016Proposition 65 requires grocery stores to turn over money from sale of reusable bags to a new state fund.
What’s In The Calif. Bag Fee For The Environment? Opponents: ‘Not One Penny’October 3, 2016 | Chris NicholsThe No on 67 campaign says Proposition 67's mandatory 10-cent charge on bags would be a tax and won't go toward funding environmental protections. Is the claim accurate? Does any money from the charge go to environmental causes? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentBag Ban Approved For Sacramento CountyApril 26, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has approved a partial ban on single-use plastic bags.
EnvironmentSacramento County Moves To Ban Plastic Grocery BagsMarch 22, 2016 | Bob MoffittUPDATE: (AP) - A majority of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is signaling support for a ban on single-use plastic bags.
State GovernmentPlastic Industry's Unusual Strategy Against California's Bag BanDecember 9, 2015 | Ben BradfordCalifornians could see two plastic bag measures on next November’s ballot. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Little Bags Left Out Of Big Bag OrdinanceSeptember 8, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe City of Sacramento wants to change an ordinance that would ban plastic grocery bags starting next year because the new law does not make it clear that small bags are exempt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentPlastic Bag Ban Headed To BallotFebruary 24, 2015 | Katie OrrOpponents of the California state-wide plastic bag ban have collected enough signatures to put the law to a test on the ballot. The announcement was made Tuesday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
