Right now, the state of California has a very litigious relationship with the federal government. Currently our state is actively working on 67 separate lawsuits against Trump’s administration. The legal disputes range from tariffs, public housing funding, sanctuary city policies, ICE agents wearing masks and even birth right citizenship.

And, something notable is that almost a quarter of all the lawsuits are related to protecting our environment. Staying on top of all the litigation is the job of our state's Attorney General Rob Bonta.

A few weeks ago he visited our live event space in downtown San Francisco to talk with Ethan Elkind, the host of KALW’s show Climate Break.

Bonta spoke about one of the most crucial climate lawsuits that is in the court system right now, the fight for our state’s Clean Air Act. Nearly half of our carbon emissions come from transportation, but last year the US Senate voted to block California’s mandate to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035.  

In this excerpt, Bonta gives an update on how the lawsuit to protect the Clean Air Act is progressing…