Environmental Justice Group Sues California over Carbon Market Overhaul

Environmental justice group sues California over carbon market overhaul

LOS ANGELES — An environmental justice group is suing California’s top air regulator over its sweeping overhaul of the state’s cap-and-invest carbon market program, claiming it illegally rushed a last-minute incentive for industrial polluters. The lawsuit from the nonprofit Communities…

Environmental Justice Group Sues Over California’s New Cap-and-Trade Rules

Just days after California’s controversial overhaul of its cap-and-trade (called cap-and-invest by Governor Gavin Newsom’s office) program took effect, an environmental justice organization has filed suit (link directly to lawsuit) seeking to overturn the regulations. On July 1, Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) filed a petition in Sacramento County Superior Court arguing that the California Air […] The post Environmental Justice Group …

Non-profit challenges California regulator’s approval of ETS amendments

California regulator ARB's recent approval of new Cap-and-Invest rules is facing a legal challenge over a non-profit's claim that the agency did so without adequately analysing environmental and fiscal impacts of the amendments.

E&E News: Enviro group sues California air regulators over carbon market overhaul

Communities for a Better Environment says the California Air Resources Board failed to fully study changes meant to ease pressure on oil refineries and other industries.