Ukraine War Sabotaging California’s Green Agenda

Active pumpjacks from oil wells are pictured at the Inglewood Oil Field, the largest urban oil field in the United States, from the Baldwin Hills Scenic, Overlook in Culver City, Calif., on March 10, 2022. Bing Guan/Reuters

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Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to declare California as a “nation-state,” with the world’s fifth-largest economy. But the Ukraine War’s sabotage of the state’s Green Agenda belies that boast. Foreign policy is still conducted by the U.S. president and the State Department, and military policy by the Department of Defense.