A northeast law limited carbon emissions. It also helped kids breathe.

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By Emily PontecorvoJul 29, 2020, 9:00 am173 pts
With Virginia and Pennsylvania clamoring to join, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, affectionately known as RGGI (pronounced “Reggie”), is becoming the coolest climate club on the East Coast. The program, which went into effect in 2009, places a cap on emissions from power plants across its 10 (soon…

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