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Plastic bags discontinued

After first plastic bag rules backfire, California Democrats take a second shot

In 2014, California passed a ban on grocery stores giving customers thin, single-use plastic bags, and allowed grocers to not only sell thicker “reusable” plastic bags but keep the profit on the ten cents charged to consumers. According to State Sen. Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, the addition of allowing grocers to keep the bag fee is what ultimately led grocers to withdraw their opposition to the measure.

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Report: Farm, food prices rise under net-zero climate rules

The report said Biden and Congress revived parts of the “Green New Deal” through the Inflation Reduction Act, and Biden used executive powers to restrict oil and natural gas supply, make chemical feedstocks more expensive and use the Securities and Exchange Commission to require new reports to track carbon emissions from farm to table.