Gavin Newsom delayed his own ‘nation-leading’ plastic policy. Why?

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By Joseph WintersMar 20, 2025, 4:45 am188 ptsTrendingTop
Three years ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed off on the country’s strongest plastic reduction policy. The legislation, known as SB 54, gave the state recycling agency until 2025 to write rules to dramatically slash sales of single-use plastic. At the time, Newsom called the law…

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Gavin Newsom delayed his own ‘nation-leading’ plastic policy. Why?

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