Lauren Sanchez

New CARB Chair, New CARB Mandate

Lauren Sanchez has been named to the state’s most important climate job.

About 15 years ago, when presenting about California’s then-new climate change law AB32, I used to show a slide with six words on it — “Why Mary Nichols Rules the World”— along with a huge photo of Mary. The slide let me talk about the enormous authority and discretion bestowed by AB32 on one agency, …

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