DEMOCRATS SEEN LEERY OF GHG EMISSIONS TRADING DUE TO EJ CONCERNS

A potential state carbon-credit trading program to control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is facing growing skepticism within the Legislature due largely to growing opposition by environmental justice (EJ) groups, which fear negative, disproportionate impacts on at-risk communities, according to sources. While some officials see a GHG cap-and-trade plan as key to combating the state's contribution to global warming, the Legislature's growing uneasiness is likely to complicate ongoing negotiations to advance critical climate change legislation. While Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D-Los...