MANHATTAN BEACH – Plastic bag retailers and manufacturers are suing Manhattan Beach over the city's recent plastic bag ban.

The Save the Plastic Bag Coalition says the city violated the California Environmental Quality Act by failing to conduct a full environmental impact report.

The coalition also asks a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to declare Manhattan Beach has no power to ban plastic bags. The city approved the ban earlier this summer.

Mayor Richard Montgomery says the city did more than its due diligence in researching and drafting its ban.

Information from: Daily Breeze, www.dailybreeze.com