California 'veered' out of its lane in climate pact with Quebec, U.S. says California 'veered' out of its lane in climate pact with Quebec, U.S. says October 23, 2019 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment The U.S. Justice Department said California, state officials, the California Air Resources Board, and the Western Climate Initiative Inc. entered into a complex, integrated cap-and-trade program with Quebec in 2013 without congressional approval.