Judge Rules Virginia Can Stay Out of RGGI Carbon Tax…For Now

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Last November, a Floyd County Circuit Court judge ruled Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin's effort to remove his state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax scheme was not legal---therefore the state would, for now, remain in the carbon tax club (see Circuit Court Judge Rules Virginia Can’t Leave RGGI Carbon Tax). Youngkin promised to appeal the decision, which he did. Last week, the same court temporarily suspended its November decision that forced Virginia back into RGGI while the appeal continues. So for now, Virginia is not collecting the RGGI fee from power producers.

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