Newsom Vetoes Bill Pushing for Expanded Air Monitoring Rules Around Refineries

California’s governor says a bill tightening air monitoring provisions near fenceline communities is unnecessary because the state already has adequate laws.

Gov. Newsom speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on May 10, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has vetoed a bill expanding air monitoring provisions for fenceline communities on the perimeter of potentially high-polluting facilities around the state.

A fenceline community is any neighborhood at risk of high levels of pollution due to their location adjacent facilities such as oil refineries, chemical factories, industrial parks, or equivalent.