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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday November 05, 2023 ( 2 items )  

American Forest Foundation: Family Forest Carbon Program Expands Throughout Northeast
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The American Forest Foundation issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2023: The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced today the expansion of the Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP), a partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), throughout the Northeast region to include New York, New Hampshire, and Maine. The announcement marks one of the largest expansions of the program to date, totaling 6 million acres eligible for participation in the region. With this expansion  more

Sierra Club Slams Flawed PA Commonwealth Court Ruling Against RGGI
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * Today, in a divided decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled against the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and preventing the Department of Environmental Protection from enforcing the rule. RGGI is the nation's first regional market-based program to set limits on carbon pollution, and generates funding for clean energy by requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for perm  more