Vermont Lawmakers Override Governor to Enact Climate Bill

摘要

The Vermont Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Phil Scott's (R) veto of a Democratic-sponsored bill that would require the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26% by 2025, and 80% by 2050. The measures now becomes law, because the Vermont House of Representatives had also earlier voted to override Scott's veto. The bill establishes a Vermont Climate Council and requires the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to enact rules to achieve the mandated cuts.