PRICE CONCERNS MAY BE HOLDING UP CALIFORNIA GHG REDUCTION PROPOSAL

California state officials' concerns about potential energy price impacts may be holding up a proposal to set statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets that could serve as a model for other states, sources say. California EPA (Cal/EPA) Secretary Alan Lloyd earlier this month told lawmakers that the proposal has been sent to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), but declined to provide details of the targets for emission reductions. While it is unclear which facilities the proposal will cover, it is...