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Table of Contents Landmark Climate Policy Faces Growing Claims of Environmental Racism Activists say cap-and-trade has hurt low-income areas and communities of color in California. The Chevron refinery in Richmond has increased its greenhouse gas emissions, even as statewide levels have fallen. Paul Sakuma The Associated Press When California passed its landmark cap-and-trade law in 2006, supporters were hopeful that the program would provide the template for other states and eventually the federal government to solve the climate crisis.  Now, many environmental groups are increasingly saying the program has done little to curb climate change. Worse, they say, it is harming the lower-income areas and communities of color most affected by pollution.

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