“RGGI describes itself as a regional market for carbon, but it is really a carbon tax that is fully passed on to ratepayers. It’s a bad deal for Virginians. It’s a bad deal for Virginia businesses. I promised to lower the cost of living in Virginia and this is just the beginning.” — Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Younkin
In Episode 235 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses two news stories for listeners. One regarding incoming Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announcing his intent to withdraw the Commonwealth from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the other about Biden’s EPA revoking the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). Tune in!
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SHOW NOTES
Virginia Mercury: Youngkin pledges to pull Virginia from carbon market by executive order
Virginia State Corporation Commission eFiling CASE Document Cover Sheet – December 2021
CATO Institute: A Review of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
CBO: Effects of a Carbon Tax on the Economy and the Environment
Tax Foundation: Carbon Tax and Revenue Recycling: Revenue, Economic, and Distributional Implications
68% of Americans Wouldn’t Pay $10 a Month in Higher Electric Bills to Combat Climate Change
IWF: EPA Revokes Reasonable Navigable Waters Protection Rule
WSJ: A Navy Veteran Went to Prison for Digging Ponds in the Mountains