Environmental
Mar. 31, 2011
State Court Decision Halts AB32 Implementation
A state court ruling delivers a major blow to California's long-term plan to combat climate change. By Jon Costantino and Craig Moyer of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.
On March 18, in a decision that sent shockwaves through the environmental and carbon finance community, Superior Court Judge Ernest Goldsmith finalized his earlier tentative ruling invaliding the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) AB32 Scoping Plan environmental analysis. Judge Goldsmith found that CARB did not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) when it finalized and approved the AB32 Scop...
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