Pennsylvania Lawmakers Seek to Block Entry Into Multi-State Climate Compact

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Seek to Block Entry Into Multi-State Climate Compact
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sep. 21, 2018. Mark Makela/Getty Images
Kevin Mooney
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Pennsylvania lawmakers have reloaded legislation from last year that would prohibit the state’s governor from imposing carbon taxes in combination with new climate change regulations without the approval of the General Assembly.

At issue is whether Pennsylvania will join a multi-state climate change compact known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI.