Environment

California passes landmark bill to ban leaded aviation fuel

It would take effect in 2031.
A private plane at the Van Nuys Airport in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles in California on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

The sale of leaded aviation fuel would become illegal in California beginning in 2031 under a bill approved by the legislature and headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

If signed into law, the state would be the first in the nation to ban so-called avgas, though a federal ban could come as soon as 2030.

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