California’s governor is making climate deals with China, but can he pass legislation at home?

Grist
By Nathanael JohnsonJul 10, 2017, 7:03 pm99 pts
A vacuum of national climate leadership has sucked Jerry Brown into the limelight, but all that attention will mean little if he can’t make meaningful progress in his own state. Right now, he’s working to renew California’s cap-and-trade law, which expires in 2020. The law’s survival hinges on votes…

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