In the California governor’s race, environmental issues were on the back burner. Then came Xavier Becerra.
The former California attorney general and U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services has stepped into the spotlight since Eric Swalwell’s campaign collapsed, surging in the polls and fundraising. But that rapid success has drawn attacks from the other leading Democrats in the race, who are suddenly grappling with a rival on the rise.
And when it comes to fossil fuels, Becerra’s opponents clearly smell blood in the water.
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Tom Steyer, the investor-turned-climate-champion, has sunk his teeth into the fact that Becerra accepted a $39,200 donation from Chevron for his gubernatorial campaign.
