Recent Streetsblog LA posts about cap and trade

CA Adopts Guidelines for Cap-and-Trade Affordable Housing Program

By Melanie Curry | Jan 21, 2015 | 5 Comments

Yesterday the Strategic Growth Council adopted guidelines for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program and scheduled workshops for early February to provide technical assistance to potential applicants. California’s Strategic Growth Council is a state committee that coordinates a variety of activities by multiple state agencies, including efforts to improve air and water quality, […]

Transit and Intercity Rail Funding: Upcoming Workshops

By Melanie Curry | Jan 16, 2015 | No Comments

State agencies are seeking input on one more program that will receive funds from California’s cap-and-trade system. Guidelines for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program [PDF] were released in December. Two public workshops will be held next week to gather feedback, one in Los Angeles and one in Sacramento. The stated goals of the […]

Report: CA Cap-and-Trade Program Is Up to Snuff

By Melanie Curry | Jan 14, 2015 | 7 Comments

Note: The original post has been edited slightly to clear up a misconception. Companies subject to the emissions cap cannot pay for the right to exceed the cap. The Environmental Defense Fund released a report this morning that says the second year of California’s cap-and-trade program is a success on several fronts. The report, “Carbon […]

2015 CA State Budget: for Transportation, More of the Same

By Melanie Curry | Jan 9, 2015 | 6 Comments

Governor Jerry Brown released his preliminary budget proposal [PDF] today in Sacramento, missing the opportunity to articulate the connection between spending on roads and meeting the climate change goals he proposed Monday in his inaugural speech. The draft budget holds no huge surprises for sustainable transportation advocates. It mostly follows last year’s budget for transportation spending. […]

CA Legislature’s New Session: Hit-and-Run, Cap-and-Trade, No Tolls for Bikes

By Melanie Curry | Dec 8, 2014 | 8 Comments

A new California legislative session started last week with the swearing-in of ten new Senators and 27 new Assemblymembers, the introduction of a hundred new bills between the two houses, and adjournment until January 5. These first-out-of-the-gate bills can be discussed in hearings as soon as the legislature reconvenes, since by then they will have […]

Exposed: Oil Industry’s Astroturf Tactics Against CA Cap-and-Trade

By Melanie Curry | Dec 1, 2014 | 2 Comments

It’s no surprise that the oil industry is fighting California’s cap-and-trade program. But it is enlightening to see the strategy laid out in a leaked PowerPoint presentation [PDF]. Last week, Brad Wieners at Bloomberg Businessweek leaked a presentation put together by the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), an oil industry lobby firm that operates in California. […]

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