California has a history of environmental consciousness that dates back to the 1970s. And for most of the 21st century, climate change has been a priority on the state level, no matter the political party in power. But despite aggressive emissions and pollutions policies, the state has also become the poster child of the climate crisis. POLITICO’s Debra Kahn on how the severe natural disasters are impacting the state’s climate agenda. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Debra Kahn is an energy reporter for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices