Trump Win Spurs California Officials To Again Boost Climate Policy Defenses

Just as they did after Donald Trump’s first presidential election victory in 2016, California officials are again ramping up legal and other defenses of their climate and environmental rules in the wake of Trump’s win in the Nov. 5 election, and they could pursue additional side deals with industry if certain federal rules are scaled back. “I expect California to vigorously defend its [Clean Air Act regulatory] waiver programs, both in court and by seeking corporate commitments of the type...