From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Wednesday, August 3 @ 6 p.m. Virtual rally for RGGI: Speak up for climate action! Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program that has provided millions of dollars … Continued
This June has certainly been a very busy time period with no shortage of significant developments seemingly happening daily. But let’s pause for a moment, in gratitude, because July 1, 2022 marks Pennsylvania’s formal participation in the Regional GreenHouse Gas … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): When Pennsylvania participates in its first emissions-allowance auction this fall as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), millions of dollars of funding will be made available for clean energy and clean air projects. The RGGI … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): After two and a half years of public comment, legislative votes, and expert review, Pennsylvania’s first cap-and-invest climate change program will go into effect, significantly addressing the state’s carbon pollution emissions. Publication of the CO2 Budget Trading … Continued
Take action on climate change now at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-legislator-to-advocate-for-a-clean-environment. Climate change is the most critical environmental threat confronting the world, with power generation being one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. As a state, we must take rapid and … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Pennsylvania is poised to take a historic step to reduce carbon pollution from fossil power plants by participating in a market-based program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). For over a decade, in … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Pennsylvania is poised to take a historic step to reduce carbon pollution from fossil power plants by participating in a market-based program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). For over a decade, in 11 … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Pennsylvania is about to take a major step to limit carbon pollution produced by Pennsylvania power plants by joining a market-based program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). In 11 states, RGGI has … Continued
By MARC LEVY, 9/1/21 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change passed its last regulatory hurdle Wednesday, in a hard-fought bid to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-30/climate-change-air-quality/report-rggi-could-provide-financial-boost-to-pa-coal-communities/a74837-1 June 30, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board is expected to make its final ruling on whether the state will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas … Continued