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“This is the first time that federal government has attacked California rather than agreeing with it” on air pollution standards, said V. John White, a longtime clean-energy lobbyist in Sacramento. “They have become a hostile force as opposed to a partner. They are an enemy, and they prefer the interests of the auto industry over the interests of the health of our people and state.”

“Californians will realize again that maybe it’s time to secede from the Union,” said Hal Harvey, environment director for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

U.S. Rep. John Conyers to investigate the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's use of "threatening letters" to target medical cannabis dispensaries throughout California. The DEA's unrelenting raids continue to place citizens in harm's way, undermine state and local authority, and jeopardize the integrity of state law.