Southern California has been ravaged by wildfires, which have destroyed the communities of Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu. So, Newsom needs the Trump administration's goodwill (and recovery dollars) and is now changing his tune.

Thomas Catenacci @ThomasCatenacci
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NEW: California is withdrawing a request for the Biden admin to approve its EV truck mandate. Under the rules, a large share of truck sales in CA and other states would have been forced to be electric by 2035. Less than 1% of truck sales are EVs.

A major setback for activists.
6:47 PM · Jan 14, 2025. //

Newsom is fighting to save his political career and keep control of power. This move makes it clear he is not succeeding. His hand-selected CARB agency is simply doing his bidding. Along with the terrible optics of Newsom standing in front of burning buildings and practically dancing with glee, Californians are rejecting the whole climate change schtick the Democrats love to trot out when their save-the-environment policies do exactly the opposite. Many recognize that any environmental gains that might have been produced through these EV mandates have gone up in smoke. //

polyjunkie
4 hours ago
Well. Gonna be interesting when Congress requires that the reservoirs and power line maintenance ALREADY APPROVED by CA voters be built or no rebuilding money. Someone once said, “Never let a crisis go to waste”….😳😊