Environmental
Jun. 12, 2012
Environmental groups sue over cap-and-trade law
The suit claims the soon-to-be-launched carbon trading market violates the federal Civil Rights Act by adversely affect blacks, Latinos and Asians.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Several environmental groups sued the state Air Resources Board Friday alleging its soon-to-be-launched carbon trading market violates the federal Civil Rights Act because it will disparately and adversely affect blacks, Latinos and Asians. The Coalition for a Safe Environment and others filed the complaint with the federal Environmental Protection Agency, asking it to investigate whether the state's so-called cap-and-trade scheme fa...
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