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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Flood-Prone Communities in Virginia May Lose a Lifeline if Governor Pulls State Out of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Aside from capping power plant emissions, the RGGI program sustains a state fund that helps coastal towns cope with recurring storms and rising tides.

By Emma Ricketts

A driver passes through a street flooded by rain from Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28, 2011 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images
A horizontal gas drilling Rig explores the Marcellus Shale outside the town of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania on April 13, 2012. Credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images

In Pennsylvania’s Primary Election, Little Enthusiasm for the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

By Marianne Lavelle

Mass. Governor Deval Patrick signs an energy law

In RGGI States, Critical Revenues Seen Doubling

By Maria Gallucci

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner

Clean Energy: What to Expect in 2013

By Maria Gallucci

Gov. Chris Christie speaks after signing into law the solar energy bill

New Jersey: When Solar Economics Trumps Politics

By Maria Gallucci, InsideClimate News

Clean air rally in Oakland, Calif.

California Torn Over Cap & Trade Riches

By Maria Gallucci, InsideClimate News

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

A Last-Ditch Effort to Save Cap & Trade in New Jersey

By Maria Gallucci, InsideClimate News

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick

Northeast Bucking CO2 Emissions Trend

By Maria Gallucci, InsideClimate News

Chris Christie delivers FY2013 budget address at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J.

Clean Economy Week: NJ Gov Seeks to Empty Green Fund

By Maria Gallucci, InsideClimate News

New Jersey State Legislature

NJ Dems Trying to Reverse RGGI Exit

By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News

Gov. Chris Christie

Should Gov. Christie Repay RGGI Money?

By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News

Merrimack Coal-Fired Power Plant

Carbon Market Survives Attacks, Uncertainty Ahead

By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News

Koch Bros. Influence Felt as NJ Weighs Carbon Market Exit

By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News

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