Plastics reduction legislation stalled, other key green measures for state approved

One of environmentalists’ most-championed bills before the California Legislature failed to come to a final vote by Friday’s deadline, postponing until next year the possibility of a wide-ranging plan to the reduce use of all single use-plastics and increase the amount that are recycled.
Meanwhile, other key environmental bills were passed in the late night session and now await Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval or veto — including a closely watched measure that would make sta