{"id":2620129,"date":"2026-06-27T21:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-states-unite-against-california-over-its-alleged-plot-to-impose-green-agenda-on-nation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T21:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:28:55","slug":"red-states-unite-against-california-over-its-alleged-plot-to-impose-green-agenda-on-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-states-unite-against-california-over-its-alleged-plot-to-impose-green-agenda-on-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Red States Unite Against California Over It&#8217;s Alleged Plot To Impose Green Agenda On Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fred-states-unite-against-california-over-its-alleged-plot-to-impose-green-agenda-on-nation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2620129&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several Republican attorneys general, led by Nebraska&#8217;s Mike Hilgers, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging California\u2019s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. They argue that the law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022, imposes extensive requirements on companies that package or ship products to California, affecting businesses nationwide. The lawsuit contends that California is overstepping its authority by attempting to enforce policies that influence other states and increase costs for businesses and consumers, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wharton-study-bidenflation-will-cost-families-3500-this-year-low-incomes-hardest-hit\/\" title=\"Wharton Study: Bidenflation Will Cost Families ,500 This Year, Low-Incomes Hardest Hit\">impacting low-income<\/a> and vulnerable populations. A coalition of numerous states with Republican attorneys general, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and others, are part of the legal challenge against CalRecycle, California\u2019s environmental agency. The states claim the law violates principles of federalism and due process by extending California&#8217;s regulatory reach beyond its borders. The suit also criticizes the law\u2019s additional requirements for registration and fees to access a non-profit institution,the circular Action alliance,which could collect up to $500 million. California officials have declined to comment on the pending litigation, emphasizing thier focus on implementing the law. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-rules-mail-ballots-public-but-lets-pa-hide-vote-records\/\" title=\"Court Rules Mail Ballots Public But Lets PA Hide Vote Records\">case highlights ongoing tensions<\/a> over state authority and the regulation of environmental policies affecting interstate commerce.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Seventeen Republican attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a California environmental law it argues impacts the entire country.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, led by Republican Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, is challenging California\u2019s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/ago.nebraska.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/doc\/2026.06.22%20-%20Complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the suit. The law \u2014 which Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2022\/06\/30\/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-cutting-harmful-plastic-pollution-to-protect-communities-oceans-and-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed<\/a> in 2022 \u2014 imposes extensive requirements for companies, manufacturers and distributors that package or ship products to California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe act offends state sovereignty,\u201d the lawsuit claims. \u201cCalifornia is not entitled to pronounce nationwide policies; it has no power to \u2018project its legislation\u2019 into other States as if it were among equals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/ago.nebraska.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/doc\/Nebraska%20Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> from Hilgers\u2019 office claims that the legislation forces \u201cbusinesses across the country to comply with California\u2019s contrived environmental preferences\u201d and impacts \u201cvirtually every business that uses plastic packaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe Plastics Act\u2019s onerous requirements are expected to drive up prices on everyday goods, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-only-going-to-get-worse-rand-paul-releases-concerning-new-report-on-soaring-inflation\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s Only Going To Get Worse\u2019: Rand Paul ...s Concerning New Report On Soaring Inflation\">disproportionately affecting low-income<\/a> and vulnerable populations,\u201d the release adds.<\/p>\n<p>The states joining Alabama in the suit against the California Department of Resources and Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and West Virginia. All of the states have Republican attorneys general.<\/p>\n<p>CalRecycle told the Daily Caller News Foundation \u201cnot comment on pending or potential litigation\u201d and \u201cremains focused\u201d on implementing the law and \u201cadvancing requirements established in statute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment, Hilgers\u2019 office referred the DCNF to its press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, California is trying to enact a policy that negatively impacts the rest of the country. If California goes unchecked, consumers will be forced to pay more for basic necessities,\u201d Hilgers said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo state should limit interstate commerce, let alone delegate the power to set and collect taxes to a third party outside of the scope of the public scrutiny,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naw.org\/naw-joins-17-attorneys-general-challenge-california-epr-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Eric Hoplin, President and CEO of National Association of Wholesale-Distributors (NAW), said in the company\u2019s Monday press release. NAW is the only business plaintiff in the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the act extends California\u2019s regulatory reach far beyond its borders and brings within its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sweep conduct wholly unconnected<\/a> to California, the Act violates principles of federalism, the horizontal separation of powers, and due process,\u201d Hoplin added, according to the press release.<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s law also requires businesses to register and pay fees for the Circular Action Alliance (CAA), according to NAW\u2019s press release. CAA is a non-profit dedicated to implementing Extended Producer Responsibility laws on paper and packaging, <a href=\"https:\/\/circularactionalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to its website.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance is allowed to collect fees of up to $500 million for business seeking access to California\u2019s market, the press release from Hilgers\u2019 office noted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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