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The US government filed a civil complaint against the state of California Wednesday for entering into a cap-and-trade agreement with Quebec. According to the federal government, California overstepped its state powers by entering into an international climate change agreement in 2013 with a foreign nation. Cap-and-trade agreements are a major component of California’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition to the state of California, also listed on the complaint are: Gavin Newsom, the governor of California; the leadership of and the organization California Air Resources Board; Jared Blumenfield, the Secretary of Environmental Protection; and board members of the Western Climate Initiative.
The complaint condemns California’s behavior stating that: “Allowing individual states in the Union to conduct their own foreign policy to advance their own narrow interests is thus anathema to our system of government and, if tolerated, would unlawfully enhance state power at the expense of the United States and undermine the United States’ ability to negotiate competitive international agreements. ”
Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division said: “California’s unlawful cap-and-trade agreement with Quebec undermines the President’s ability to negotiate competitive agreements with other nations, as the President sees fit.”
The US is calling for relief through a declaration that the agreement is in violation of the Constitution, a permanent injunction against the agreement, the cost of the suit and additional relief that court deems just and proper.
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In addition to the state of California, also listed on the complaint are: Gavin Newsom, the governor of California; the leadership of and the organization California Air Resources Board; Jared Blumenfield, the Secretary of Environmental Protection; and board members of the Western Climate Initiative.
The complaint condemns California’s behavior stating that: “Allowing individual states in the Union to conduct their own foreign policy to advance their own narrow interests is thus anathema to our system of government and, if tolerated, would unlawfully enhance state power at the expense of the United States and undermine the United States’ ability to negotiate competitive international agreements. ”
Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division said: “California’s unlawful cap-and-trade agreement with Quebec undermines the President’s ability to negotiate competitive agreements with other nations, as the President sees fit.”
The US is calling for relief through a declaration that the agreement is in violation of the Constitution, a permanent injunction against the agreement, the cost of the suit and additional relief that court deems just and proper.
The post US files complaint against California for international cap-and-trade agreement appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
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