DOJ Details California-Quebec GHG Link Appeal, But Biden May Exit Case

The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) is detailing its claims in an appeal over whether California’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program link to Quebec violates the Constitution, though sources say they expect the incoming Biden administration to withdraw the challenge in the coming months. President-elect Joe Biden is pushing an aggressive climate agenda and has supported states’ efforts to advance major climate programs such as cap-and-trade. Nonetheless, DOJ attorneys argue that California’s program linking to Quebec “transcends any traditional state responsibility,...