Wind turbines generate electricity at the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm near Palm Springs, California, as a dust storm blows through the area. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
"These industries are commonly associated with what can be best described as a heavily Latino ‘carbon economy,’ where employment is impacted by such regulations," Soledad said.
According to the report, California’s policies have "systematically weakened crucial blue-collar sectors" (like construction and agriculture) which mainly consist of Latino workers, "resulting in stagnation or decline" of businesses.
At the same time, environmental regulations — which affect most middle-class Californians — also have contributed to soaring home prices in California, reaching the highest levels in the nation, in turn contributing to California's exodus.
"As more of California’s historically white middle class depart to other states, Latinos are now primed to occupy that void," the report said.
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Meanwhile, Republican states are failing in the courts to push back. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit blocked an attempt by Ohio, Alabama, Texas and other Republican-led states to revoke California's authority to set vehicle emission standards that are stricter than rules set by the federal government. The court ruled this week that the states had failed to prove how California's emissions standards would drive up costs for gas-powered vehicles in their states.
"The clean vehicle transition is already here – it’s where the industry is going, the major automakers support our standards, and California is hitting our goals years ahead of schedule," Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement Tuesday. "We won’t stop fighting to protect our communities from pollution and the climate crisis."
The Associated Press and Fox News' Thomas Catenacci contributed to this report.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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