Months After Budget Deal, Newsom Seeks Billions More For Climate Mitigation

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) newly unveiled fiscal year 2022-23 budget proposal seeks tens of billions of dollars over several years for clean vehicles, renewable energy and other climate mitigation technologies just months after lawmakers approved billions of dollars for a host of similar investments for FY21-22. “This is dramatic. This is profound,” Newsom said during a Jan. 10 press conference to unveil his budget proposal , referring to his spending plan specifically for clean transportation programs and zero-emission vehicles...