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Is Newsom serious about banning gas-powered cars?

by Dan Walters September 25, 2020September 25, 2020

Is Gov. Gavin Newsom serious about banning sales of internal combustion-powered vehicles, or is this just another impractical goal?”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an executive order on a Ford Mustang Mach-E requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Newsom’s gas-car ban dependent on next president

by Emily Hoeven September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of four electric cars to announce an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Newsom orders ban of new gas-powered cars by 2035

by Rachel Becker September 23, 2020September 25, 2020

Five solutions to California’s climate crisis Gov. Newsom should implement … right now

by Guest Commentary September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

Trump, Biden face off over California wildfires

by Emily Hoeven September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom war on climate change vs. reality

by Dan Walters September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

President Donald Trump listens as California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a briefing at McClellan Park in Sacramento on Sept. 14, 2020, on the Western wildfires. Photo by Andrew Harnik, Associated Press

Trump and Newsom: Political frenemies make nice amid California’s mounting disasters

by Laurel Rosenhall September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

Trump headed to California as wildfires rage

by Emily Hoeven September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Friday, Sep 11, 2020, outside of Oroville. Newsom has declared a statewide emergency due to the widespread fires and extreme weather conditions, and secured a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to the Northern California wildfires. Photo by Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee

Lawmakers let oil and gas interests sicken us; Gov. Newsom can put us on the path to recovery

by Guest Commentary September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Friday, Sep 11, 2020, outside of Oroville. Newsom has declared a statewide emergency due to the widespread fires and extreme weather conditions, and secured a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to the Northern California wildfires. Photo by Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee

‘Debate is over,’ California’s governor says. ‘This is a climate damn emergency.’

by Rachel Becker September 11, 2020September 11, 2020