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How the California Plastic Bag Ban Backfired

How the California Plastic Bag Ban Backfired
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In September 2014, California became the first U.S. state to ban plastic grocery bags, kicking off a national trend.
Jonathan Miltimore
Jonathan Miltimore
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Jon Miltimore is senior editor at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and former managing editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and the Star Tribune.