As Trump dismisses climate change report, California plans to use it against him

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WASHINGTON - The ominous climate change report the Trump administration released on Thanksgiving weekend could provide legal ammunition for states such as California, which are suing or threatening to sue the federal government over weakened regulations on fossil-fuel industries, automobiles and other contributors to a warming climate.

"Absolutely, we will use every bit of that report," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Wednesday in Washington, where he appeared with acting Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler.

In line with the administration's position, Wheeler downplayed the report, known as the Fourth National Climate Assessment, saying it was launched during the Obama administration, assembled by career federal employees and did not reflect Trump's economic priorities.

California has filed more than 20 environmental lawsuits against the Trump administration the last two years, joining other states in challenging rollbacks on methane emissions, hydraulic fracking and fuel efficiency standards for automobiles. More lawsuits are expected as the EPA finalizes rules to weaken the Clean Power Plan - an Obama-era rule aimed at reducing pollution from coal plants - and revoke California's authority to set its own vehicle tailpipe standards.

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[eppur_se_muova]

1. "assembled by career federal employees" is a pejorative to reichwingers ...

... yet no one wants the government to have more unchecked arbitrary power than these same people -- as long as that power is wielded against the *right* people. You know, *those* people.