Posts Tagged Cap and Trade
Virginia Set to Lower Carbon Emissions
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 19, 2019
Virginia regulators have made environmental history Friday, making the Commonwealth the first southern state to take drastic moves to lower carbon emissions by joining a regional cap and trade program. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Virginia Accepting Public Comment on Cap and Trade Plan
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 19, 2018
Credit: MBandman / Creative Commons
Virginia is forging ahead with a carbon cap and trade program, the first of its kind for the state. Regulators are now taking public comment and the final meeting is in Richmond Monday. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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