Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans

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By Rebecca Egan McCarthyDec 2, 2025, 4:45 am118 ptsTrending
Last month, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro withdrew from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI (pronounced “Reggie”), a cap-and-trade program that establishes a regional limit on carbon emissions from power plants located in the Northeast. Here’s how RGGI works: Each year, credits allowing…

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