After touring the fire damage in the North Complex Fire near Oroville in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom was in no mood for one of his usual, careful media statements
Newsom called these examples of how the state has been hit by the “smash mouth of reality.”
Key among these would be to “adapt strategies to get more electric vehicles out on the street.” The state’s current goal of getting to 100% clean energy by midcentury will be “too late,” he said. Responding to “people that want to roll back vehicle emissions standards,” Newsom said “that’s beyond the pale of comprehension.”
Wade Crowfoot, California’s Secretary for Natural Resources explained, “We’re seeing impacts today that we thought we’d see by midcentury”
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