"The way that our federalism works is, states have quite a lot of power to take action to both reduce carbon pollution and to protect residents from climate impacts," said Wade Crowfoot, head of California's Natural Resources Agency. "So regardless of who is president, states like California have been driving forward and will continue to drive forward."
"Even before President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next Monday, California got ahead of things. Anticipating more of the federal meddling they'd seen in the past, lawmakers met in a special session to start preparing a defense of its progressive civil rights, reproductive freedom, and climate policies."
"Yet he may not be as successful as he hopes, because states will once again take action. Their efforts, often led by California, have among other things pushed utilities to move away from fossil fuels, limited tailpipe emissions, and mandated energy-efficiency rules for buildings."
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