Sacramento Bee: The outcome was never in doubt when Californias Democratic-controlled Senate last week took up and passed the latest package of environmental bills to come out of California.
Still, lawmakers argued a familiar litany of points for their cause.
Legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the states reliance on renewable energy, they said, will create green technology jobs, reduce the health effects of pollution and guard against fluctuations in the price of oil.
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