Alex Nieves

Los Angeles

California Climate Reporter at POLITICO

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Articles

The wild ride of a port worker in Trump’s trade war

1 week ago | politico.com | Alex Nieves

With help from Camille von Kaenel Port workers are still reeling from cargo disruptions. | Damian Dovarganes/AP ON THE DOCKS: Rich Dines is not ready to celebrate the court rulings invalidating President Donald Trump’s tariffs yet.
‘It’s raining tacos’: Blue states cheer Trump's tariff setbacks

1 week ago | politico.com | Dustin Gardiner |Alex Nieves

“It’s raining tacos today,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on the MeidasTouch Podcast on Thursday, an apparent reference to the TACO acronym that Wall Street investors have used to refer to whiplash over Trump’s see-sawing import taxes. The president has bristled at the name, which stands for “Trump always chickens out.” Newsom, whose state was among more than 14 that sued to challenge the tariffs, added, “It’s not a good day for Donald Trump and his central economic program.
Newsom taunts Trump after tariffs loss: 'It's raining tacos'

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dustin Gardiner |Alex Nieves

SAN FRANCISCO — Of all the blue state legal challenges to President Donald Trump, none have delivered as big a blow as two court rulings striking down his tariffs on imports from dozens of countries. Democratic governors and attorneys general seized the pair of rulings on Thursday as an affirmation of their warnings about the economic toll of rising prices on consumer goods and emptying shipping containers at ports along the East and West coasts.
Musk is still stinking up the EV pool

1 week ago | politico.com | Alex Nieves

Elon Musk isn’t just turning Democrats off to electric vehicles. He’s also killing their appetite for EV policies, a new poll finds. Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration, but he's still giving California officials headaches. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images Elon Musk played a key role in killing California’s electric vehicle mandate — and he’s still a thorn in the side of Democrats as they try to get their EV ambitions back on track.
Democrats vow payback in Senate rules fight

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Alex Nieves |Jordain Carney
Zombie waiver walking

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Alex Nieves

With help from Camille von Kaenel, Nicole Norman and Jordain Carney Night is setting on California's car rules. | Gregory Bull/AP WAIVING GOODBYE: Senate Republicans are about to kill California’s vehicle emissions rules, and state officials are going back to the drawing board.
David Alvarez needs convincing

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Alex Nieves

With help from Camille von Kaenel and Eric He David Alvarez has his sights on the low-carbon fuel standard. | Courtesy of Assemblymember David Alvarez LEERY OF LCFS: Assemblymember David Alvarez is stepping into one of California’s trickiest climate policy arenas.
Don't mess with high-speed rail

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Alex Nieves

With help from Camille von Kaenel Unions are putting pressure on Democrats to back high-speed rail. | Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP THIRD RAIL: Katie Porter is quickly learning a lesson Gov. Gavin Newsom knows all too well — cross high-speed rail at your peril. The former congresswoman and gubernatorial hopeful bashed the project in a TV appearance last week. “I don’t think we should BS California voters,” she told KTLA on May 7. “They have noticed that we don’t have a high-speed rail.
Cap and trade is dead. Long live ‘cap and invest.’

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Camille von Kaenel |Alex Nieves

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s long-awaited cap-and-trade proposal is here. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP WHAT’S IN A NAME?: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s cap-and-trade proposal — at least one page of it — is officially on the table. Dig in. After a monthslong will-he-won’t-he, Newsom came through today with a bid to reauthorize the state’s bedrock emissions trading program through 2045.
Your guide to a bumpy May revise

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Camille von Kaenel |Alex Nieves

With help from Jeremy B. White and Blake Jones Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised budget isn't expected to be pretty. | Noah Berger/AP THAT TIME OF YEAR: This year’s budget will be a food fight. Tomorrow, we’ll find out the ground rules — maybe. Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to unveil his annual revised spending plan Wednesday morning.