California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

New Year’s Day — Thursday, Jan. 1 — marks the start of a new year and a new set of California laws. A wave of new California ...

SB 1053 and AB 2236 were passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024. It goes into ...

Hundreds of new laws will go into effect in California at the start of the new year. The laws cover a wide range of topics, ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on ...

New state laws taking effect in 2026 covers everything from wages and workplace protections to data privacy and firing squads.

Minimum wages are set to go up in many states, while uploading deepfake pornography will land you in hot water in California ...

On January 1st, 2026, the statewide minimum fees for plastic film carry-out bags will increase from 8 cents to 12 cents per ...

Photo by Marcy Stamper The number of plastic bags used by shoppers has dropped since the state imposed a fee, but the amount ...

Forests and wetlands must be protected from encroachers. Everyone should be educated on the importance of preserving these ...

"We really take pride in providing products that are small changes with big impacts." This startup is racing to become the gold standard for reusable bags that reduce plastic exposure and keep food ...