PA Supreme Court Drives Final Nail in the Coffin of RGGI Carbon Tax

In November, Pennsylvania finally passed a budget---four months late. As part of the deal struck between Democrats and Republicans, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax scheme was permanently ash-canned (see VICTORY! PA Budget Deal Kills RGGI Carbon Tax for Good). The Dems finally agreed to drop the attempt to force the state to participate in RGGI. However, an outstanding lawsuit was pending before the state Supreme Court to answer whether a governor (then Tom Wolf, now Josh Shapiro) could unilaterally compel the state to participate without the consent of the legislature. That question (and case) is now resolved.

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