California and New York weaken climate rules as red states ramp up green energy

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California on Friday scaled back its cap-and-invest program, offering more than $3bn in free pollution allowances; earlier the same week New York weakened its climate law, delaying carbon regulation from 2024 until 2028 and reducing emissions-slashing targets. Rhode Island’s governor is attempting to roll back clean-energy programs. In the year to March, Indiana led the nation in utility-scale clean energy capacity growth, followed by Kentucky and Utah, and Texas overtook California in utility-scale solar while remaining the top wind producer.