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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