Media Blitz from Oil Industry Tries to Stoke Fears About “High Gas Prices”
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Huge banner ads in the LA Times and other outlets proclaim that “unelected state regulators” are circumventing the law and raising gas prices
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Cap-and-Trade
ARB Says California Is Successfully Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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This latest data show that California's greenhouse gas emissions were a little below 1990 levels in 2016, a three percent drop from 2015.
Local Public Transportation Projects Receive $97 Million
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California's Low Carbon Transit Program just announced grants to 152 local transportation projects to provide free and reduced fares, expand transit service, purchase zero-emission buses, and improve bus stops.
Study: Cap-and-Trade-Funded Projects Overstate Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities
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Many regional projects that get funding from cap-and-trade may not provide direct benefits to the disadvantaged communities they claim to be helping.
New Website Helps Californians Find Resources, Help with Cutting Carbon
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Governor Brown's cap-and-trade expenditure plan cuts several critical community-focused programs that are building local capacity and bringing local benefits.
Fresno, Watts, and Ontario Awarded Grants to Transform Their Communities
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Three cities will receive grants to complete projects developed in collaboration with the local community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while bringing other health and economic benefits.