PA Rep. Metcalfe Blasts DEP Sec. McDonnell re July Carbon Tax Mtg

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf continues his efforts to force his state, without the approval of its citizens (via the legislature), to join the so-called Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a glorified carbon tax on coal- and gas-fired power plants. PA State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, Chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee, continues to fight Wolf's plans to join RGGI. Metcalfe's latest salvo against Wolf's plan is an open letter to Wolf's Secretary of the Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), Pat McDonnell. The DEP's Environmental Quality Board (EQB) will hold a July 13 meeting (in the dead of summer when everyone is on vacation) to hold a vote to advance RGGI.

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