"Governors have the power to set the agenda on renewable energy or throw up roadblocks to its progress. It's become an issue in several races this year. "
"Some of the most consequential elections for climate policy this fall could be the 36 governors 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 states.
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."
Marianne Lavelle reports for InsideClimate News September 27, 2018.
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