California Bill Tightening 2030 GHG Goal Stalls; Cap & Trade Review Moves

California lawmakers are rejecting a bill that would have tightened the state’s statutory 2030 greenhouse gas target to 55 percent below 1990 levels, but are advancing a measure that would prod the state air board to strengthen its greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program and help the state meet its 2030 and 2045 climate targets. “The bill dying was a reflection of the impasse I worry we’re heading towards on climate in California,” Sen. Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) said in a statement...