Oregon is on track to become the second U.S. state to pass an economywide cap-and-trade system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. But while emulating the first such program (in California), Oregon also hopes to avoid repeating its ...

Arvin, California is in Kern County, one of the top oil-producing areas in the U.S. Five years ago, a gas pipeline leak in Arvin forced dozens of residents from their homes for months. Flores: “Right there and then, community ...