Election 2018: Clean energy’s future could rise or fall with these governor’s races
by Marianne Lavelle and Dan Gearino, InsideClimate News
Some of the most consequential elections for climate policy this fall could be the 36 governor’s races, where a blue wave could position clean energy advocates as a significant counterforce against the Trump administration’s fossil fuel agenda.
Republicans currently hold a near-record 33 governorships—a lock on power that has served as a brake on clean energy progress in some areas.
But the tide may be ready to turn. As many as a third of those seats are considered toss-ups or are leaning Democratic in the upcoming election, according to analysts like the Cook Political Report and University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato.
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