VA. DEMOCRATIC PARTY: YOUNGKIN WITHDRAWS VIRGINIA FROM RGGI WITH QUESTIONABLE LEGAL AUTHORITY
June 08, 2023
June 08, 2023
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 7, 2023:
Today, in a move that elected officials are calling "probably not legal," a Virginia regulatory agency - at Governor Youngkin's urging - voted to remove the Commonwealth of Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Since joining the initiative, Virginia's carbon dioxide emissions were cut by 17% and more than 130,000 low-income V . . .
Today, in a move that elected officials are calling "probably not legal," a Virginia regulatory agency - at Governor Youngkin's urging - voted to remove the Commonwealth of Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Since joining the initiative, Virginia's carbon dioxide emissions were cut by 17% and more than 130,000 low-income V . . .