Trump Battle With California Heats Up With New Climate Suit
- U.S. says Quebec cap-and-trade deal exceeds state’s powers
- Latest in series of challenge to state’s environmental policy
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The Trump administration on Wednesday launched a legal assault on another of California’s plans to combat climate change, filing a lawsuit challenging the state’s carbon-cutting pact with Quebec.
The lawsuit, filed in a Sacramento-based U.S. district court, argues the state stepped outside its proper constitutional lane by making a deal with the Canadian province on a cap-and-trade deal for limiting carbon dioxide emissions.