Gov. Newsom Signs California Laws Targeting Battery Fires, Landfill Heat, and Nitrous Oxide Sales

Gov. Newsom signs California laws targeting battery fires, landfill heat, and nitrous oxide sales

California is taking a tougher approach to some of the fastest-growing dangers in the waste stream, from discarded batteries that can trigger destructive fires to landfill heat events.

Newsom signs battery EPR expansion, vetoes SB 54 fund bill

Newsom signed a battery EPR expansion and a nitrous oxide sales ban but vetoed a bill setting spending rules for SB 54's $5 billion plastic mitigation fund.