With governor's veto, Pennsylvania remains on track to join RGGI

摘要

As expected, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill requiring that the state receive legislative approval before joining a multistate program aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. In rejecting House Bill 2025 on Sept. 24, Wolf said the measure would have hampered efforts by the state Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, to abate, control or limit the release of CO2. He specifically noted that it could hamper the development of a rule to allow the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, as called for in an executive order Wolf issued in October 2019.