California’s SB 775 would prohibit interaction with other states’ cap and trade programs. The best alternative to a federal program is a network of state markets.
“A cap-and-trade program in Virginia would be the third in the U.S., and buck direction from the White House to pull back on carbon regulation.”
Source: Virginia to establish cap-and-trade program in push to regulate carbon emissions | Utility Dive
Here’s AB 398 which was passed and sent to the Governor to extend cap & trade:
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB398
And here’s the companion bill that addresses local environmental concerns, AB 617:
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB617
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