California's new climate legislation is being hailed as a breakthrough

Thomson Reuters California's state legislature has given final approval to a package of two bills that climate campaigners say contain the "most aggressive" climate goals in North America. Governor Jerry Brown has called them a milestone for the state's environmental policies, and said he plans to sign both measures into law. California has often led the rest of the United States in environmental legislation, and these bills are no exception. Advocates of policy responses to climate change are h...