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Analysis Analysis Based on factual reporting, although it incorporates the expertise of the author/producer and may offer interpretations and conclusions. Strengthening Communities and Shifting Power in Pursuit of a Just Transition 2019 cohort from the Just Energy Academy. Cosco Jones, a sustainability consultant, is pictured third from the left, second row. Photo from Partnership for Southern Equity How two grassroots, BIPOC-led coalitions are helping to democratize the climate justice space. ...

When California passed its landmark cap-and-trade law in 2006, supporters were hopeful that the program would provide the template for other states — and eventually the federal government — to solve the climate crisis. Now, many environmental groups are increasingly saying the program has done little to curb climate change. Worse, they say, it is harming the lower-income areas and communities of color most affected by pollution. Those environmental justice concerns stopped President-elect J...

Supporters were initially hopeful that California's program would provide the template for other states — and eventually the federal government — to solve the climate crisis.

Table of Contents Landmark Climate Policy Faces Growing Claims of Environmental Racism Activists say cap-and-trade has hurt low-income areas and communities of color in California. The Chevron refinery in Richmond has increased its greenhouse gas emissions, even as statewide levels have fallen. Paul Sakuma The Associated Press When California passed its landmark cap-and-trade law in 2006, supporters were hopeful that the program would provide the template for other state...