Pennsylvania House advances doomed greenhouse gas bill

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Pennsylvania House lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday that would freeze the state’s 2022 entry into a regional carbon trading program in its tracks.

House Bill 2025 now heads to the Senate, where it’s unclear how quickly Republicans will act. The plan creates new hurdles for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to clear – including receiving legislative approval – before entering Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

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