DEP released a draft of its proposed rules for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which would require polluters to pay for their carbon emissions over a certain level.
Republicans are pushing for looser regulations on conventional oil and gas drillers, who generally run small operations and work with relatively shallow wells.
State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's office found at least $261 million in statewide costs related to severe weather events that he says are connected to climate change.
State officials are criticizing an anticipated EPA proposal that would roll back Obama-era mileage standards designed to combat climate-changing emissions.
