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Environmental

Jun. 11, 2009

Challenge Filed to Plan for Greenhouse Gas Cutbacks

Advocates for improving environmental conditions for low-income communities Wednesday mounted the first legal challenge to the implementation of California's landmark global warming law.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Advocates to improve environmental conditions for low-income communities on Wednesday mounted the first legal challenge to the implementation of California's landmark global warming law. At least one legal scholar said she expects more challenges to come as the state puts the law into practice.

The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court against the California Air Resources Bo...

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