When we talk about climate policy, we often frame the issue as one with clear sides and clear choices. No state knows that better than California, which leads the nation on tough emissions standards and in its push for electric vehicles. Newsletter Get our Essential Politics newsletter The latest news, analysis and insights from our politics teams from Sacramento to D.C. We looked at this when Biden was first elected: His agenda leaned heavily on California as a kind of think tank. But as you get at in your story and the larger project, the issues that California is confronting elude easy answers.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 28, 2021 13:52 UTC