Climate leaders in California are now bracing for rejection under Trump if the Biden administration doesn’t sign off on the rules by Jan. 19. The rules are estimated to prevent 11,000 premature deaths and provide $116 billion in health benefits over three decades, according to the American Lung Assn.

This article originally appeared on KCRA.com. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for a special legislative session to protect the state’s progressive policies on climate change,

California's governor and attorney general are taking immediate steps to once again take up the mantle as leader of the Trump resistance.