In this case, it's possibly the spin of fox, or at least their intentional inclusion, to act as a dog whistle to conservatives about liberals (mentioned as possibly running for president) wasting money to fight some imaginary thing, at least how their viewers will see it.

The closing of the article is quite telling:

> "Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who may make a run for president in 2020, has used the project as part of an overall plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city by 45 percent below 1990 levels by 2025.

> "Climate change is a fact of life that people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day. It is a grave threat to our health, our environment, and our economy — and it is not debatable or negotiable," he said in a statement last year after President Trump said he would walk away from the Paris Climate Agreement."

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