In Bell Gardens, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at improving air quality in disadvantaged communities. It’s seen as a key step in shifting the debate over how the state fights climate change and an issue that has tested the influence of environmental justice advocates…
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When water flows out of the faucet and into a glass, it usually appears clean and healthful. A report released Wednesday, though, found hundreds of harmful contaminants across the American water supply that can cause cancer, developmental issues in children, problems in pregnancy and other serious health conditions…
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at improving air quality in disadvantaged communities, a key step in shifting the debate over how the state fights climate change and an issue that has tested the influence of environmental justice advocates…
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at improving air quality in disadvantaged communities, a key step in shifting the debate over how the state fights climate change and an issue that has tested the influence of environmental justice advocates…
Celebrated as one of California’s greatest climate policy achievements, it’s actually a massive blow to the cause of environmental justice worldwide…
Several businesses poised to benefit from California’s new cap-and-trade law are lobbying powerhouses that have poured millions of dollars into efforts to influence legislation…
Over the past decade, California has passed a sweeping set of climate laws to test a contentious theory: that it’s possible to cut greenhouse gas emissions far beyond what any other state has done and still enjoy robust economic growth. On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law expanding the state’s cap-and-trade program, which is expected to play a big role. But cutting greenhouse gases this deeply will involve more than cap and trade. The state plans to rethink every corner of its economy, from urban planning to dairy farms…
California Senate Bill 32 passed another Cap and Trade in 2016, which requires companies to buy permits to release greenhouse gases. This is more business friendly than other methods regarding greenhouse gases, which would dictate how companies reduce emissions…
Yesterday, Governor Brown signed AB 398, the bill that extends Cap-and-Trade to 2030. Earlier this month, he made an impassioned plea to legislators to pass the bill, calling their vote “the most important vote in your lives.” To translate, what it appears the governor meant was that the vote was the most important in his life…
The cap-and-trade bill, which the California legislature passed Monday night, blocks the ability of local air quality agencies from establishing rules limiting greenhouse gases.By buying offsets, a polluter like Chevron can continue polluting as usual, or even process tar sands and thus increase its emissions…