California governor vetoes bill stopping Trump environment rollbacks: 'Special interests threatened
Source: The Independent
California governor vetoes bill stopping Trump environment rollbacks: ‘Special interests threatened and won’
'Newsom blinked - and he blinked without meeting with supporters or learning about the real content of the bill', environmental group claims
Vincent Wood
6 hours ago
The Democratic governor for California has vetoed a bill designed to roll back Trump-era cuts to environmental regulations, prompting anger from lawmakers and environmental groups.
Dubbed the “Trump insurance” bill, the legislation was designed to add a string of environmental and working rights legislation introduced by Barack Obama into California law.
The legislation would then run out in 2025 on the day Mr Trump would leave office if he won a second term - ensuring the state would live under the unaltered Obama policies for the duration of the 45th president’s time in the White House.
However Governor Gavin Newsom described the legislation as “a solution in search of a problem” – and argued it would tie the state to old science without allowing space for new innovations which may affect future environmental policy.
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