US EditionCalifornia Democrats walk back climate policies
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – California Democrats retreat from key climate regulations after 2024 election losses, citing economic pressures and shifting voter priorities, with some policies paused or diluted, Politico reports.
- California Democrats, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, have recently walked back several ambitious climate policies amid rising political and affordability pressures in 2024-2025.
- This retreat comes in the wake of electoral setbacks, growing concerns about housing and fuel costs, and the broader political repercussions tied to the 2024 election, leading Democrats to reconsider their previously ambitious climate initiatives.
- California officials have delayed or weakened several important environmental policies, including those targeting fuel emissions, plastic pollution controls, and evaluations of new development projects. Additionally, two recently enacted housing laws now exclude certain urban construction initiatives from undergoing environmental assessments.
- Polls show 58% of Americans see extreme weather worsening, but climate change ranks low among voter priorities, with affordability issues like housing and gas prices predominating.
- The policy rollback reflects a wider shift nationwide, as political and economic factors hinder climate initiatives, raising concerns about the future impacts on environmental quality and public health.
11 Articles
11 Articles
California Democrats walk back climate policies
The Democratic Party’s monopoly on power in California is, apparently, not as invincible as it seems. That is the only conclusion one can reach from the events in Sacramento over the past month, as Democrats have been forced to balance their ideological commitment to destructive climate policies and their desire to avoid the looming political landslide that those policies would bring.
How a billionaire fossil fuel investor became a climate crusader
Tom Steyer is on a mission. It began in 2006, when the San Francisco hedge-fund manager flew his family to Alaska to show them a glaciated valley he’d fallen in love with 25 years earlier. But summers had changed in Alaska. There was no ice on the mountains, no snow in the valley. On that day, Steyer changed, too. The company he’d founded, Farallon Capital, had long invested in fossil fuels. But Steyer realized climate change was “happening much…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 70% of the sources lean Right
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
