Civil rights environmental groups could throw a monkey wrench into California’s creation of a trading system for greenhouse gas emissions. Other states often copy California’s approach but the grassroots groups say, not so fast. Host Steve Curwood speaks with an economist and an attorney about cap and trade’s unintended consequences.
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