The International Dark-Sky Association had hoped that New York’s Governor Pataki would sign a bill to reduce the amount of light pollution through better designed outdoor light fixtures and regulation of lighting. But The NY Times reports that Pataki vetoed the bill, citing the cost of replacing lights and also the possibility of increased lawsuits as people sue the state for bright highway or prison lights. It had taken seven months of negotiations for the bill’s sponsors to try to satisfy Pataki’s concerns with the bill, but it wasn’t enough. They will try again this year, but while New York’s Democrat-heavy Assembly is keen on the idea, the Republican-controlled Senate will be as tough to appease as Pataki.