The Environmental Quality Board voted 15-4 Tuesday to adopt the final regulation that would have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program that targets carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector. The new rule is now headed to an independent regulatory...Read more
This article discusses the opening of the public comment period for a draft for Pennsylvania to join RGGIRead more
This article is about a poll showing the majority of Pennsylvanians support joining RGGIRead more
This article discusses the RGGI proposal drawing in 13,000 commentsRead more
This article was written in response to Pennsylvania's house and senate attempting to pass legislation that would only allow the state to join RGGI with their approval. RGGI is a cap and trade program with 11 New England and Mid-Atlantic States...Read more
This article simply gives an update on the PA proposal to join the regional cap and trade program, also known as RGGI. The Department of Environmental Protection received more than 13,000 comments. The Wolf administration hopes to join RGGI in 2022. PA is the only state in the region that has...Read more
This talks about the public comments made at virtual public hearings and how they overhwelmingly suported joining RGGIRead more
This article discusses Governor Wolf vetoing a bill that would prevent Pennsylvania from joining RGGIRead more
This is the page on RGGI's website that shows the compliance periods. It is part of my RGGI PECE essay.Read more
This is a piece that is part of my RGGI PECE essay. In it, the author discusses governor Wolf delaying the deadline for a proposal to join RGGI from June to SeptemberRead more
This is Governor's Wolf executive action to join RGGI.Read more
This is about a vote made that will move Pennsylvania from joining RGGIRead more