California, Michigan Announce Climate Change Plans

California and Michigan on Wednesday announced new steps to combat climate change, as wildfires continue to tear across the West Coast and hurricane season stretches into the Greek alphabet for named storms. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued an executive order on Wednesday that will require sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 – essentially putting a deadline on a ban of the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and trucks in the Golden State. This measure would yield a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions statewide, according to a news release from Newsom’s office. Californians will still be allowed to own and sell used gasoline-powered cars. “For too many decades, we have allowed cars to pollute the air that our children and families breathe,” Newsom said in a written statement. “Californians shouldn’t have to worry if our cars are giving our kids asthma. Our cars shouldn’t make wildfires worse – and create more days filled with smoky air. Cars shouldn’t melt glaciers or raise sea levels threatening our cherished beaches and coastlines.” The announcement comes as California, Oregon and Washington continue to battle forest fires that have stretched firefighters thin. California has seen five […]

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