In Advancing New Cap & Trade Rules, CARB Distances Link To Washington

As they advance amendments to California’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, state air officials say there are no formal plans to pursue linking the system they jointly run with Quebec to Washington state’s program, despite a recent joint announcement that seemed to suggest otherwise. Underscoring the headwinds for such a connection, one California Air Resources Board (CARB) staffer noted this week that Washington voters will be deciding whether to repeal that state’s carbon trading program this fall. “This rulemaking that we...