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 ...

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 ...

Barack Obama said during the campaign he would attack global warming by setting up a cap-and-trade system. The idea behind cap-and-trade is that the government sets a limit on how much carbon ...

It’s time to face the facts: California’s cap-and-trade system can’t achieve the state’s goals. When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger authorized the system to cap carbon emissions in 2006, he recalled his ...

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 ...

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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during an announcement of "LA Rises," a new public-private philanthropic initiative to support Los Angeles area wildfire recovery. Reauthorizing California’s ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed appeals challenging state's participation in regional power sector cap-and-trade system RGGI, declaring the cases moot after Governor Josh Shapiro (D) ...

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 ...