🚨 Newsom vetoed #SB954. Sierra Club CA’s Asha Sharma said communities are being asked to bear the risks of industrial development “without the safeguards and public participation they deserve.” We’ll keep fighting for them.
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Senate Bill 954 has been vetoed despite broad legislative and public support for the bill. #SB954 would have narrowed the "advanced manufacturing" exemption from #CEQA and restored baseline public health safeguards for communities near heavy industrial projects.

🚨 Gov. Newsom vetoed #SB954, which would have strengthened environmental protections from toxic industrial pollution. Sierra Club CA’s Asha Sharma told the L.A. Times that frontline communities continue to face pollution harming their air and water. Read more:
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#SB954 retains the advanced manufacturing #CEQA exemption, while protecting the most vulnerable communities from exposure to toxic chemicals and contamination of air and water supplies.

SB 954 was built with input from community groups, local governments, manufacturers, and environmental organizations, all working to close a toxic loophole together. That's the kind of bill Gov. Newsom should be proud to sign. Protect your legacy, Governor Newsom. #SB954 #CaliforniaForAll