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date: 05 July 2022

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California is a long-standing role leader in environmental regulation in the United States. Wilderness preservation and restrictions on coastal oil drilling began in California, as did the regulation of pollution from automobiles. More recently, California has played a prominent role in addressing the risks of global climate change through its programs promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy and its restrictions on greenhouse emissions from motor vehicles. The state has also been highly active in regulating chemicals. Many of California’s environmental regulations have been adopted by other states as well as by the federal government. However, because the United States is a federal system, its regulations have also brought the state into frequent conflict with the Trump administration.

Keywords: California, federal, pollution, regulation, climate change, automobile, chemicals, Trump administration, renewable energy, energy efficiency

David Vogel

David Vogel is the Solomon Lee Professor of Business Ethics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a doctorate in political science from Princeton University. His research focuses on business–government and business–society relations. He is the author or editor of ten books, including The Market for Virtue: The Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility.

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