Sen. Cristina Castro’s bill to ban plastic bags contains a provision that would eliminate municipal taxes on plastic bags by 2029, including Chicago’s, which at 7 cents a bag in 2023 generated ...

LANSING, MI - Some Democrats in Lansing are pushing to give local governments the power to ban or tax plastic bags and containers in their communities. Democrats in the Senate and House ...

"I was like 'I’m cool with it,'" said Victoria Hall. New York state’s 2020 ban on plastic bags was an effort to address the environmental impacts of plastic waste. Before the ban, an estimated ...