Anthony Mireles: California’s Cap-and-Trade Extension Must Prioritize Jobs, Infrastructure

Will California extend cap and trade? Legislative negotiations go down to the wire

California lawmakers rush to extend cap-and-trade climate program through 2045 amid last-minute opposition from unions and industry.

Anthony Mireles: California’s Cap-and-Trade Extension Must Prioritize Jobs, Infrastructure

California is known globally as a leader in policies that emphasize smart investments in infrastructure to tackle our state’s most pressing issues. We have been on the forefront of safeguarding against the devastating impacts of climate change and extreme weather by building infrastructure that makes us safer and more secure, while generating hundreds of thousands of middle-class jobs. As legislators consider reauthorizing the state’s landmark c…