California Lawmakers Punt For Now On Bills To Extend GHG Cap & Trade

California lawmakers are restarting negotiations on how to extend the state's greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program past 2020, rejecting three bills that would have altered the program to achieve the state's 2030 GHG target as they continue to try to reach a compromise by September. Environmental justice advocates criticized Assembly lawmakers for defeating their preferred bill, AB 378 by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D), on June 1 with a 35-39 floor vote. Assembly bills require 41 votes to pass. “Unfortunately, California's Assembly...