Pages with tag Cap-and-Trade
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Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown signs climate change law extending cap-and-trade for 10 years
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California Governor Jerry Brown today signed significant climate change legislation, AB398/AB617. Part of what happened is the extension of a law originally signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger 10 years ago. With AB398, we have a Cap-And-Trade program that is an attempt at economic pressure to solve for climate change. With AB617, certain gasses are defined as air pollutants and toxic chemicals.
What follows is the text of the legislation.