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Newsom doubles down on climate policy |
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and top state Democrats announced Tuesday they would seek an extension of the state's cap-and-trade emissions reduction program — countering Trump administration efforts to thwart such initiatives. |
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Newsom — along with state Sen. Mike McGuire, the Senate president pro tempore, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas — made this decision following a recent federal executive order that called for the rollback of what President Trump described as local environmental "overreach." In last week's order, Trump chided states for advancing "burdensome and ideologically motivated 'climate change' or energy policies that threaten American energy dominance." He claimed that the Golden State "punishes carbon use by adopting impossible caps on the amount of carbon businesses may use, all but forcing businesses to pay large sums to 'trade' carbon credits to meet California's radical requirements." California's cap-and-trade program — proposed and signed into law by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 — seeks to hold carbon polluters accountable by charging them for excess carbon emissions. However, the current program is set to expire in 2030 and, therefore, requires an extension from the Legislature. Newsom argued in his proposed budget that extending the program already this year could help ensure greater market certainty, attract stable investments and cement California's climate leadership. Read more from Sharon Udasin at TheHill.com. |
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Invisible chemicals rising from children's mattresses may be harming their brains and bodies. |
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Many Canadians consider their southern neighbor "unfriendly" amid tensions over President Trump's trade policies, according to a new survey. |
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The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oklahoma, a new study has found. |
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The White House asserted Tuesday there was no scenario in which a Maryland man whose deportation to El Salvador has made national headlines and spurred court battles would end up living a "peaceful life" back in the United States. Read more |
| Former President Biden will give remarks Tuesday afternoon from Chicago in support of disability rights, marking his first speech since leaving the White House earlier this year. Read more |
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