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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cooperative, market-based effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont to …
Judge puts stop to governor's effort to remove Virginia from greenhouse …
6 days ago · The ruling, issued Monday by retired Judge C. Randall Lowe in Floyd County, said Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board exceeded its authority when it voted last year to exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is an effort by 12 mid-Atlantic and Northeast states to reduce power plants’ carbon ...
Youngkin’s departure from RGGI determined unlawful by circuit …
6 days ago · A circuit court judge has ruled that Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s removal of Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was unlawful. Virginia had entered into RGGI, and was the first Southern state to do so, after a law passed by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly in 2020 required the commonwealth’s participation.
Judge deems Youngkin’s actions to withdraw Virginia from ... - Yahoo News
6 days ago · A Virginia circuit court judge ruled Wednesday Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) acted unlawfully by withdrawing the commonwealth from the multistate Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program aimed at reducing climate-changing emissions that has funneled hundreds of millions to the state to deal with the impacts of extreme weather events.
Judge rules Virginia governor can't withdrawal from greenhouse gas …
6 days ago · Virginia regulators exceeded their authority when voting to leave the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the judge's ruling says.
Judge puts stop to governor's effort to remove Virginia from greenhouse …
6 days ago · The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is an effort by 12 mid-Atlantic and Northeast states to reduce power plants’ carbon emissions. ... 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. ABC News ...
Court rules Virginia’s removal from RGGI was ‘unlawful’
Nov 20, 2024 · A Circuit Court judge ruled Nov. 20 that it was “unlawful” for Virginia to be removed from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI. Floyd County Circuit Court Judge Randall Lowe ruled that the “only body with the authority to repeal the RGGI regulation would be the General Assembly … because a statute, the RGGI Act, requires the ...
Judge rules that Virginia regulators didn’t have authority to end …
Nov 20, 2024 · FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2024. CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (540) 798-6683, [email protected] FLOYD, Va. — Today, the Floyd County Circuit Court released a ruling that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, its director and the State Air Pollution Control Board did not have the authority to end Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Virginia’s withdrawal from RGGI was ‘unlawful,’ judge rules
6 days ago · A Circuit Court judge in the 27th District has ruled that Gov. Glenn Youngkin's decision to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was "unlawful."
Judge strikes down Virginia's withdrawal from Regional Greenhouse Gas ...
Nov 20, 2024 · (The Center Square) — A judge ruled Wednesday that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s withdrawal of Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was unlawful and now moot. As of the time of publication, neither the governor nor state Attorney General Jason Miyares had released an official statement, but Youngkin spokesperson Christian ...