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Saturday, 13 November 2021

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Reps respond to passage of Anti-RGGI resolution

The Bradford Era 10 Nov 2021

Wolf plans to enroll Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which would place a carbon tax on existing coal-fired and natural gas-fired electric providers ... We would be the only state in the compact in which the governor did NOT allow the decision to enroll in RGGI to go before the General Assembly,” the representatives said.

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OP-ED: RGGI is Wrong for PA, Electric Ratepayers (Gene Yaw)

Public Technologies 28 Oct 2021

"Cap and trade" isn't as universally embraced in the United States, and the RGGI represents only 11 states ... The taxes imposed on electricity generators will not stop the use of fossil fuels in the production of electricity, it will simply push that production out of the RGGI states and into neighboring states.

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Senators Comment on Attorney General Shapiro’s Statements on RGGI (Gene Yaw)

Public Technologies 27 Oct 2021

HARRISBURG - Senators Gene Yaw (R-23) and Joe Pittman (R-41) commented today on recent statements made by Attorney General Josh Shapiro in opposition to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).. "Candidate Josh Shapiro acknowledged today that RGGI could have a detrimental impact on Pennsylvania.

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Sen. Yaw Votes to Disapprove Wolf RGGI Tax on PA Energy Producers (Gene Yaw)

Public Technologies 27 Oct 2021

Gene Yaw (R-23) today voted to disapprove a Wolf Administration that would impose a tax on Pennsylvania energy producers by joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) ... No other RGGI state has joined the coalition without the approval of that state's legislature. RGGI states have the top four highest electric prices in the continental U.S.

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Thank you State Senators Cappelletti and Vitali for supporting RGGI | PennLive letters

Penn Live 19 Oct 2021

It is a bipartisan multi-state effort to make power companies literally pay for the pollution they produce, named the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or RGGI. In the 11 states in our region where it is in place, RGGI has cut carbon pollution by a third and raised nearly $3 billion to invest in clean energy.

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Join RGGI to support Pennsylvania's coal plant communities

Public Opinion 15 Oct 2021

The ORVI Report makes a compelling case for joining RGGI to support Pennsylvania's coal plant communities ....

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Join RGGI to support Pennsylvania’s coal plant communities

The Beaver Times 15 Oct 2021

Last month, Pennsylvania’s entrance into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a successful multistate program to cut carbon pollution from power plants and jumpstart clean energy job creation, received a big boost with an approval by the state Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC).

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Pennsylvania RGGI opponents mount tense last stand

Politico 13 Oct 2021

Energy & Environment Pennsylvania RGGI opponents mount tense last stand. Pennsylvania would be the first major fossil fuel producer to join RGGI, and it poses a crucial test of how the program might affect energy prices as the state seeks to cut emissions, experts say ... Wolf to seek the legislature’s permission before entering RGGI.

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LETTER: RGGI will erode Pa. business climate

Observer-Reporter 23 Sep 2021

By a recent partisan vote of 3-2, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) opened the door for the state to be part of the interstate initiative called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), on Pennsylvania's coal and natural gas-fired power plants without legislative approval.

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Senator Yaw’s Statement on Wolf Administration’s 2021 Climate Action Plan, Push to Advance RGGI (Gene Yaw)

Public Technologies 22 Sep 2021

... the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The Climate Action Plan is used as justification for joining RGGI, yet participating in RGGI will cost thousands of direct and indirect Pennsylvania jobs, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by less than 1% over the next 10 years.

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Sen. Yaw: Senate committee votes to disapprove Wolf RGGI tax on PA energy producers

Morning Times 15 Sep 2021

HARRISBURG — The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted Tuesday to disapprove a Wolf Administration regulation that imposes a tax on Pennsylvania energy producers by entering the state into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), according to Sen ... Since then, the RGGI tax rate has increased 79 percent to $9.30,” Yaw said.

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Yaw: Senate Committee Disapproves Wolf RGGI Tax on PA Energy Producers (Gene Yaw)

Public Technologies 14 Sep 2021

(HARRISBURG) - The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee today voted to disapprove a Wolf Administration regulation that imposes a tax on Pennsylvania energy producers by entering the state into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), according to Senator Gene Yaw (R-23), chairman of the committee.

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House energy panel votes disapproval of plan for Pennsylvania to join RGGI

Business Journal 02 Sep 2021

The concurrent resolution passed during a 45-minute hearing that once again brought up the talking points on both sides of the issue ... .

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Independent panel vote helps clear way for Pennsylvania to join RGGI

WPXI 02 Sep 2021

The vote followed more than six hours of testimony from the Harrisburg meeting room, which included the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s rationale for the carbon trading program and Pennsylvania’s reasons for joining RGGI, as well as testimony on both sides.

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Pennsylvania’s Participation in Greenhouse Gas Initiative Advances to Legislature

The Epoch Times 02 Sep 2021

The battle over whether Pennsylvania will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has intensified as the plan cleared a pivotal hurdle on Wednesday, gaining approval by the state Independent Regulatory Review Commission.