California Agency Floats Plan To Protect Communities Under Cap & Trade

California's health department in a new report lays out measures to protect disadvantaged communities from potentially negative economic and environmental impacts resulting from the state's recently approved greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade regulations. The measures, which could be implemented by state lawmakers this year, include ensuring that low-income residents receive subsidies to pay for higher energy bills expected to result from the program, and that program revenue be used for energy efficiency and transportation improvement projects in disadvantaged communities. Concerns about...