California's Leadership in Climate Change: In California vs. the EPA, it's the state that's fighting to protect the environment Los Angeles Times California's leadership role on air pollution rules stems from its historic smog problems. (Los Angeles Times) ... mpg in real-world driving. Fortunately, California — and a dozen other states — insist we need to keep the tough standard, which is the biggest single step ever taken against climate change. Maryland must stand with California on clean cars and clean air Baltimore Sun The agency's disinterest in public health, its intolerance of climate change science and its blind commitment to rolling back regulations promulgated under President Barack Obama is a pattern too well established to have believed reason and the public interest might prevail. But this time, Mr. Pruitt's ...   How a small start-up firm wants to revitalize climate change research Washington Post De Menocal, who founded Columbia's Center