SB 54 Litigation Update: Industry and Agriculture Seek to Intervene in Environmental Challenge

On July 1, 2026 the American Chemistry Council and the Alliance of California's Farmers and Ranchers filed motions to intervene in the environmental groups' challenge to the SB 54 regulations (Oceana, NRDC, and Californians Against Waste Foundation v. CalRecycle, San Francisco Superior Court). Separately, the 17-state attorneys general and NAW federal challenge to SB 54 (E.D. Cal.) has been publicly reported as case No. 2:26-at-01047. That is the Eastern District of California's temporary pre-assignment number, applied to newly received filings before a permanent civil action number issues, and it is not a sealing designation; the permanent docket number is not yet confirmed. NAW's own announcement gives the caption as State of Nebraska et al. v. Heller et al. The complaint also raises a First Amendment claim against SB 54's prohibition on disclosing EPR costs on customer receipts. Source: Packaging Dive (July 10, 2026).