AUTO PLANT OBJECTION TO GHG CAP-AND-TRADE REFLECTS CAL/EPA CHALLENGE

A California plant that assembles select Toyota and General Motors automobiles is the first major industrial facility to outright object to Cal/EPA-floated options for a carbon cap-and-trade program to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions sought by the governor. The company's objections, along with indications of further industry opposition in the coming months, are making the agency's task increasingly challenging, sources said. Meanwhile, administration officials this week floated several more GHG-reduction strategies for industrial sectors, including fees on carbon emissions...