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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue

Citing the state’s environmental rights amendment, a new petition contends the government has an obligation to fight climate change.

By Kiley Bense

A view of the American Refining Group oil refinery in Bradford, Pa. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore participates in a discussion on bipartisanship at the National Press Club on Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Moore Boasts of Record Climate Spending in Maryland Budget as Advocates Denounce Raids on Energy Investment Fund

By Aman Azhar

Power lines run through West Reading, Pa. Credit: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Pennsylvania to Leave RGGI as Part of an Overdue Budget Deal

By Jon Hurdle

A view of the coal-fired Keystone Generating Station in Shelocta, Pa. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Lawyers Spar Over Whether Pennsylvania Agency Has Authority to Issue Carbon Allowances to Power Plants

By Jon Hurdle

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gives a speech on Feb. 24 in McLean, Va. Credit: Valerie Plesch/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Virginia Judge Pauses State’s Return To RGGI During Youngkin’s Appeal

By Charles Paullin

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses the General Assembly during his State of the Commonwealth speech on Jan. 13. Credit: John C. Clark/The Washington Post via Getty Images

In Virginia, Democratic Lawmakers Clash With Youngkin Over RGGI Membership, Flood Relief

By Charles Paullin

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during "Fox & Friends" at Fox News Channel Studios on Oct. 10 in New York City. Credit: John Lamparski/Getty Images

A Virginia Circuit Court Finds Youngkin’s Withdrawal from RGGI ‘Unlawful’

By Jake Bolster

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

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

By Hannah Chanatry

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's proposal would replace the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

Pennsylvania’s Governor Wants to Cut Power Plant Emissions With His Own Cap-and-Invest Program

By Jon Hurdle

Electric busses connect to charging stations for Montgomery County Schools in Bethesda, Md. Credit: Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Despite a Big Budget Shortfall, Moore Commits $90 Million to Help Maryland Cut Emissions

By Aman Azhar

Virginia voters cast their ballots at Newton-Lee Elementary School on Tuesday in Ashburn, Virginia. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

With Democrats Back in Control of Virginia’s General Assembly, Environmentalists See a Narrow Path Forward for Climate Policy

By Hannah Chanatry

Gov. Josh Shapiro drew the ire of many environmentalists when he appointed a 17-member working group on climate emissions reductions without revealing all of the names of panel members. Credit: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images.

Shapiro Advisors Endorse Emissions Curbs to Fight Climate Change but Don’t Embrace RGGI Membership

By Kiley Bense

Virginia state Senator Chap Petersen at work in the statehouse. Credit: Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images.

Q&A: Dominion Energy, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Virginia’s Push Toward Renewables

By Jake Bolster

A plume of exhaust extends from the Mitchell Power Station, a coal-fired power plant built along the Monongahela River, 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, on Sept. 24, 2013 in New Eagle, Pennsylvania. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

New Study Bolsters Case for Pennsylvania to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

By Jon Hurdle

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

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

By Emma Ricketts

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

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