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How can this be done by executive order? It really seems like the kind of thing you’d want your legislature involved in.
by mrfusion 6y ago
How can this be done by executive order? It really seems like the kind of thing you’d want your legislature involved in.
- claydavisss 6y agoRight. Without the legitimacy of legislative backing, there is no roadblock to a future Governor undoing this using the same Executive powers.
- sollewitt 6y agoMy take is it's actually a reactive move to counter his issuing more fracking permits in 2020 than 2019. This is CA, he's vulnerable on climate issues. I do believe he (like most CA residents) are acutely worried about climate change, but I think this particular action is more about optics than change.
- mlindner 6y agoBecause the state EPA sets the rules and the EPA is an executive branch function. State congress can overrule it by passing a law, but policy of an executive branch of government can be decided at whim by the governor.