A Pennsylvania regulatory review board on Wednesday approved the state’s bid to join a carbon trading program among a group of mostly northeastern states, clearing the last major hurdle before joining in the first quarter of 2022.
The compact, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, knits together 11 states to cap and bring down carbon emissions from the power sector.
The five-member Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 3-2 to approve a rule placing Pennsylvania into the RGGI program. Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) is widely expected to sign off on it.
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