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Pa.’s RGGI Rule Nears Finish Line After Oversight Board Vote

Rachel McDevittSeptember 2, 2021

The Wolf administration hopes to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by early 2022. Pennsylvania would be the first major fossil fuel-producing to put a price on carbon.

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Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving Pa. a Step Closer to Joining Carbon Emissions Program

Rachel McDevittJuly 14, 2021

The Wolf administration hopes to join the cap-and-trade program in early 2022. DEP estimates it will prevent 97-227 million tons of carbon emissions from power plants through 2030 and raise $131-187 million annually.

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Homer City power plant in Indiana County, Pennsylvania generated enough electricity in 2014 to power a million homes. Photo: Reid Frazier

Pa. Democrats Unveil RGGI Investment Plan While Republicans Move to Block Entry

Rachel McDevittJune 16, 2021

The Wolf Administration estimates joining Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will raise about $300 million in the first year by charging power plants for their carbon emissions. Republicans say it will devastate coal communities.

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Environmental Advisory Committees Give OK to Proposed RGGI Rule

Rachel McDevittMay 25, 2021

The support is a shift in attitude from last year when none of the committees voted to recommend the draft rule.

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In Letter, Lawmakers Ask RGGI Administrator to Block Pennsylvania from Joining

Rachel McDevittMay 11, 2021

GOP lawmakers are trying to bypass Gov. Wolf's efforts to have Pennsylvania join the regional cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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In RGGI Fight Escalation, GOP Blocks Wolf’s Nominations to Utility Regulator

Rachel McDevittApril 27, 2021

State Senate Republicans say they'll block Gov. Wolf’s appointments to the PUC unless he stops his effort to have Pa. join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

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Senate Moves Bill to Keep Pa. Out of RGGI Without General Assembly’s OK

Rachel McDevittApril 27, 2021

State lawmakers are advancing a new attempt to prevent the commonwealth from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative targeting power plant emissions.

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DEP Looks to Address Environmental Justice Concerns in RGGI Rule

Rachel McDevittApril 20, 2021

DEP is adding equity principles to the draft rule to join the regional cap-and-trade program, like how to distribute environmental and economic benefits of the program.

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