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New Study Bolsters Case for Pennsylvania to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Inside Climate News · By Jon Hurdle · last updated
Membership would cut emissions, raise revenue and speed adoption of renewable fuels, report says.

By Jon Hurdle

Pennsylvania could speed its pace cutting carbon emissions, raise new revenue and boost the state’s use of renewable fuels by completing its planned enrollment in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an agreement by 12 states to curb emissions from power plants, according to a new analysis. 

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