Virginia Lawmakers Try to Use Budget to Rejoin RGGI – But Success Is Questionable

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has opposed the state’s inclusion in RGGI, a two-decade old effort to reduce emissions among a group of eastern states. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Closed-door negotiations during Virginia’s budget process may have undercut lawmakers’ plans to rejoin a regional emissions reduction program. State lawmakers on Saturday approved a $188 billion budget proposal that includes an amendment demanding state agencies “immediately take all actions necessary to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative,” or RGGI. The proposal bars the use of … Continue reading Virginia Lawmakers Try to Use Budget to Rejoin RGGI – But Success Is Questionable

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