EJ Advocates Clash With Labor, Bioenergy Backers Over CARB GHG Plan

California environmental justice (EJ) advocates are clashing with labor union representatives and supporters of bioenergy, carbon capture and certain other technologies as the state air board starts to develop a sweeping policy and regulatory “scoping plan” to achieve the state’s 2030 greenhouse gas target and 2045 “carbon neutrality” goal. “We were disheartened to hear negativity from [Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC)] members towards the concepts of carbon capture, biomass and hydrogen technologies during the recent scoping plan workshops” held June...