Gov. Gavin Newsom has said that if as many coronavirus patients as feared need hospitalization, surge capacity could be outstripped by up to 10,000 beds.
On Wednesday, President Trump is expected to roll back Obama-era standards, jeopardizing a decades-old exemption that lets California make its own clean air rules.
Californians want the state to lead the world in fighting climate change, according to a new poll -- and many are ready to tackle the problem on the road, at the ballot box, and even with their pocketbooks.
Automakers backed Obama-era rules on car emissions and gas mileage, then asked President Trump to change them. Now the companies fear a long Washington-California court fight.