Gov. Gavin Newsom is attempting to criticize President Donald Trump's environmental executive orders by pointing to the recent deadly fires in Los Angeles.
Trump’s day-one actions on energy come as climate change-fueled fires ravage Southern California, following the globe’s hottest year on record.
David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s first administration.
The decisions that companies make about how much to grow oil production are first and foremost going to be determined by market signals.”
U.S. oil and gas producers are thrilled that President Donald Trump wants to encourage domestic energy development but say his decision to withdraw the United States from international climate cooperation will not help their investment plans in the global transition to cleaner energy.
With so much federal backtracking already underway, all eyes now turn toward states like ours to lead the effort against climate change.
The Phoenix mayor said withdrawing from the global agreement to fight climate change would harm public health and economic prosperity.
Several large U.S. financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, have withdrawn from the networks after years of growing political and legal pressure.
His day 1 declarations aim to cripple clean energy, boost major polluters, and undermine actions meant to safeguard humanity.
For more than 15 years, the US federal government has slapped limits on greenhouse gas emissions based on a conclusion that planet-warming pollution imperils public health and welfare.