Byron Sher, veteran lawmaker who wrote many of California’s landmark environmental laws, dies at 98
The former state senator wrote dozens of landmark environmental bills, including California’s Clean Air Act and recycling rules that were copied nationwide.
- Former California state legislator and Stanford University law professor Byron Sher died Saturday at age 98 at his home near Placerville in the Sierra foothills.
- Before his Sacramento career, Sher served on the Palo Alto City Council, advocating for sustainability and slow-growth policies to protect local foothills from development.
- Known as the "godfather of modern California environmental law," Sher authored landmark statutes including the California Clean Air Act in 1987 and legislation requiring all cities to set up curbside recycling programs.
- His e-waste recycling rules prevented more than 1 billion pounds of old computers from landfills, while his 1999 deal with former Senator Dianne Feinstein preserved thousands of acres of old-growth redwoods in Headwaters Forest in Humboldt County.
- After leaving Sacramento following 24 years in the state Capitol, Sher managed a pear orchard; his son said he wished to be remembered as a steward of California's natural places, not as a politician.
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Byron Sher, an uncomfortable politician who left an indelible mark on California's environment, dies at 98
Byron Sher, a Stanford law professor-turned California legislator who wrote some of the state's most far-reaching environmental laws, died Saturday. He was 98.
Byron Sher, former Peninsula state legislator and environmental champion, dies at 98
Byron Sher, an attorney and Stanford law professor who had spent nearly two decades in Palo Alto politics before he moved on to Sacramento and established himself as one of California’s leading environmental champions, died on Saturday, according to his family. He was 98.
Byron Sher, former Palo Alto mayor and environmental champion, dies at 98
Byron Sher, an attorney and Stanford law professor who had spent nearly two decades in Palo Alto politics before he moved on to Sacramento and established himself as one of California’s leading environmental champions, died on Saturday, according to his family. He was 98.
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Byron Sher, veteran lawmaker who wrote many of California’s landmark environmental laws, dies at 98
Byron Sher, an attorney and Stanford law professor who had spent nearly two decades in Palo Alto politics before he moved on to Sacramento and established himself as one of California’s leading environmental champions, died on Saturday, according to his family. He was 98.
Byron Sher, architect of landmark California environmental laws, dies at 98
Byron Sher, an attorney and Stanford law professor who had spent nearly two decades in Palo Alto politics before he moved on to Sacramento and established himself as one of California’s leading environmental champions, died on Saturday, according to his family. He was 98.
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