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Mary Nichols on California’s Climate Legacy Amid a ‘1959 Rewind’
Former Chair of the California Air Resources Board and longtime national climate leader Mary Nichols reflects on the stakes for California as federal threats loom and the state’s Cap-and-Trade Program faces reauthorization.
Senator Stern on Backing Regional Leaders’ Call for $3.3B Transit Investment from Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization
Senator Henry Stern calls for Southern California to secure a fair share of Cap-and-Trade revenues, pointing to the region’s heavy congestion, pollution, and transit needs. Linking transit investment directly to public health, Stern underscores how transit funding is critical for clean air and climate action as well as mobility.
