Judge deems Youngkin’s actions to withdraw Virginia from RGGI …
3 days ago · Floyd County Circuit Court Judge Randall Lowe ruled Wednesday Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin acted unlawfully by withdrawing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program aimed to reduce climate changing emissions that has funneled hundreds of millions to the state to deal with the impacts of extreme weather events.
Court rules Virginia’s removal from RGGI was ‘unlawful’
4 days ago · RGGI is a partnership between 11 states that aim to reduce cardon dioxide emissions in the power sector by 30% by 2030. To reduce emissions, states in the RGGI program make power plants pay a fee if they exceed their emission limits. Virginia was part of the initiative from 2021 to 2023.
Judge puts stop to governor's effort to remove Virginia from …
3 days ago · Nate Benforado, a lawyer with the Southern Environmental Law Center, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of a conservation group, said in a statement, “The law requires RGGI and Virginians deserve RGGI. We hope that following the ruling, Virginia will get back into this statutorily-required program as quickly as possible.”
Court rules against Youngkin Administration’s unlawful RGGI …
2 days ago · [Charlottesville, VA] — In a significant ruling, the Circuit Court of Floyd County ruled that the Youngkin administration acted unlawfully in its decision to withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Last summer, the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board approved a final regulation which unlawfully ended Virginia ...
Virginia’s withdrawal from RGGI was ‘unlawful,’ judge rules
3 days ago · He signed an executive order in 2022 that directed the Department of Environmental Quality to leave RGGI, and Virginia officially withdrew in 2023. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the governor...
Virginia’s withdrawal from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was ...
2 days ago · norfolk, va. — A Circuit Court judge in the western part of the state has ruled that Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s decision to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was “unlawful.”
Judge deems Youngkin’s actions to withdraw Virginia from RGGI …
3 days ago · Virginia began participating in RGGI in 2021 after Democrats, with control of state government the year prior, passed the Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act — what Lowe, in his ...
Judge Rules Virginia Unlawfully Withdrew From Carbon Emissions ...
A judge in Floyd County released his opinion November 20 stating that Virginia unlawfully withdrew from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state carbon emission reduction program that also provided much needed funding for energy efficiency and resilience programs in the Commonwealth.
Court rules against Youngkin’s withdrawal from carbon cap-and …
3 days ago · RICHMOND — A circuit court judge has ruled that Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s effort to remove Virginia from a carbon cap-and-trade market called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was unlawful ...
Virginia regulators advance Youngkin plan to leave climate …
Jun 7, 2023 · RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia regulators voted on Wednesday to advance Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program.