Biden Administration Might Help Boost CARB’s Sweeping Climate Plans

The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state’s air regulator, could get a significant boost from President-elect Joe Biden’s administration for its efforts to implement Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) sweeping climate policy agenda, legal experts say, because Biden is likely to support such efforts in contrast to the Trump administration. The state’s wide-ranging climate plans might get further support from Biden’s White House if he nominates outgoing CARB Chairwoman Mary Nichols to head EPA. However, the chances that Republicans will...