I wrote yesterday about where utility-only cap-and-trade might go wrong. There is, however, a potential upside. If the United States ever gets serious about reducing its use of oil, utility-only ...

Re “California to extend expiring cap, trade program” (Sept. 14): Cap-and-trade is a large source of tax revenue for the state of California. The concept of capturing some of the costs of pollution ...

California agriculture has never shied away from change. We've weathered droughts, regulatory whiplash, market upheavals and changing consumer demands. We've adapted - often faster than we get credit ...

Senators from manufacturing states have been among the most skeptical of cap-and-trade legislation. One would expect, then, that they’d be thrilled by the prospect of utility-only cap-and-trade, which ...

Nearly 20 years ago, I co-authored and cast my vote in favor of Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, which authorized California’s cap-and-trade program. At that time, many of my ...

The biggest scammer in California is about to get 15 years. That’s not a prison sentence, although it should be. It’s the pending extension of the costly and idiotic “cap and trade” program, a hidden ...

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Democratic lawmakers in California approved a sweeping slate of climate and environmental bills Saturday – a package that would double-down on climate commitments like cap-and-trade and high speed ...

Farm workers tend a field in Turlock. California agriculture supports reauthorizing cap-and-trade to reduce emissions, fund programs like FARMER and protect San Joaquin Valley air quality. Andy Alfaro ...