Senator Steinberg wants carbon tax in California instead of cap and trade

Aaran Fronda

March 17, 2014

Starting next year, fuel producers in California will have to adapt to a cap-and-trade market, but Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg wants to scrap the scheme and introduce a 15 cents-a-gallon carbon tax.

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