California
The Future of California: Up in Flames or Dried to a Crisp?
As a local Southern Californian, I have grown up seeing the whirlwind of climate change impacts become increasingly worse. My schools grew to be flooded with flyers telling us to limit water usage, state-wide news channels switched between covering town-wide...
SCPN Spotlight: Edgar Barraza on the Importance of Advocating for Environmental Justice
All across the country, members of our State Carbon Pricing Network (SCPN) are fighting to make an impact on climate change in their communities. We have individuals in our Network from all 50 states, each experiencing climate change differently in...
Federal judge dismisses the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Western Climate Initiative
Last week, a federal judge dismissed a Trump Administration lawsuit against California’s cap-and-trade program, the Western Climate Initiative — a massive win for the state of California in their continuous battle against the current federal government on environmental protections. The Department...
Cap-and-Trade in California: Health and Climate Benefits Greatly Outweigh Costs
We compare the costs of greenhouse gas reduction programs to the value of reducing the worldwide dangers of climate change and of improving health outcomes to determine whether the programs are a cost-effective means for spending large amounts of state...
Berkeley’s Natural Gas Ban Amplifies Carbon Pricing Benefits
Natural gas is a fossil fuel that significantly contributes to the causes of the climate crisis. It is primarily composed of methane, a gas that’s up to 105 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere....