Environmental and community groups are looking for ways to replace the $500 million for energy conservation, transportation and other green programs that Gov. Jerry Brown persuaded the Legislature in mid-June to borrow to balance the state budget.
Author Archives: Chantal Jolagh
Chantal Jolagh is a reporter at the Public Press. She has a degree in Journalism from SF State, and is completing her second degree in Biology, with an emphasis in Zoology. She has contributed to several Bay Area publications, such as SF Weekly, Bay Nature Magazine, Golden Gate [X]Press, and the Western Edition, covering science and environmental-related topics.
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California Environmentalists Decry Governor’s Raid on Cap-and-Trade Dollars
Gov. Jerry Brown’s effort to divert $500 million earmarked for environmental initiatives into the general fund would hurt California communities with high pollution levels and slow down efforts to spur efficiency, mass transit and alternative energy, critics told legislators this week. The state’s environmental officials have been developing programs to fund a range of programs in communities disadvantaged by environmental burdens. The money comes from auctions of greenhouse gas permits from the state’s new cap-and-trade pollution control marketplace.
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California Environmentalists Decry Governor’s Raid on Cap-and-Trade Dollars
Gov. Jerry Brown’s effort to divert $500 million earmarked for environmental initiatives into the general fund would hurt California communities with high pollution levels and slow down efforts to spur efficiency, mass transit and alternative energy, critics told legislators this week.
The state’s environmental officials have been developing programs to fund a range of programs in communities disadvantaged by environmental burdens. The money comes from auctions of greenhouse gas permits from the state’s new cap-and-trade pollution control marketplace.