Virginia Axes RGGI Carbon Tax from New State Budget, Antis Miffed

In 2021, as he was running for Governor in Virginia, Glenn Youngkin pledged that if he won, he would remove the state from the onerous carbon tax on coal- and gas-fired power plants called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Youngkin kept his promise, although it took longer than he had hoped (and is still being challenged in court). In a major victory against the RGGI carbon tax, Youngkin negotiated and signed a new state budget that does NOT include any revenue from RGGI. Victory!

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