Court derails Keystone State’s membership in RGGI
The court found the DEP did not have the constitutional authority to collect revenue from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auctions, and only the legislature can levy taxes.
The court found the DEP did not have the constitutional authority to collect revenue from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auctions, and only the legislature can levy taxes.
Governor Youngkin called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative a "regressive tax."
Governor Glenn Youngkin’s pledge to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was approved June 7 by the state’s Air Pollution Control Board.
The RGGI strangles economies, impoverishes households, pushes energy prices through the roof, carries a massive environmental footprint, all while making no meaningful change to the temperature of the Earth.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) ploy to circumvent the Legislature and force the Keystone State to become a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) suffered a setback July 8, when a judge issued a temporary injunction against the move.
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Andrew Wheeler, former Trump EPA chief, was nominated by Governor-elect Youngkin to serve as the next Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources. Radical environmentalists called him an "extremist" following the announcement.
“RGGI describes itself as a regional market for carbon, but it is really a carbon tax that is fully passed on to ratepayers. It’s a bad deal for Virginians. It’s a bad deal for Virginia businesses,” Youngkin said.
“RGGI describes itself as a regional market for carbon, but it is really a carbon tax that is fully passed on to ratepayers. It’s a bad deal for Virginians. It’s a bad deal for Virginia businesses. I promised to lower the cost of living in Virginia and this is just the beginning.” — Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Younkin In Episode 235 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses two news stories for listeners. One regarding incoming Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announcing his intent to withdraw the Commonwealth from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the other about Biden's EPA revoking the Trump-era Navigable [...]
Pennsylvania is in a tug of war over electricity production.
Claims at Capitol Hill hearing that the "Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative" boost the economy ignore new research.