Out of control government is out of control.
Big cities are Demonrat controlled open-air prisons/insane asylums/drug dens/illegal alien sanctuaries. That is the perfect location for experimental climate control legislation, even though they don’t go outside very much. They have the super-majorities needed to nuke themselves without using nukes. It takes their focus off flyover country, which supplies all their energy, fuel, food, and water.