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(Iowa) -- Iowa is joining a lawsuit challenging California's Plastics Act.
The Iowa Attorney General's Office says Iowa is joining 16 other states arguing California's Plastics Act has reaches beyond California's borders. The act says sellers can only access California's markets if their production, packaging design, and waste disposal procedures comply with the state's environmental mandate regarding the use of plastics. Iowa is joining 16 other states in suing to stop enforcement of California's Plastics Act.
In joining the lawsuit, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joins the attorneys general from:
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
The full text of the court filing is available on the Iowa Attorney General's Office website.