PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is solidifying its intention to begin imposing a price on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants next year, over the protests of coal- and gas-region lawmakers and elements of the energy industry.
Wolf’s administration issued a final rule for the regulatory plan Tuesday with the same timeline and same goals for reductions in carbon dioxide. The rule must still go through two state regulatory boards.
Wolf, a Democrat, in 2019 ordered his administration to start drafting regulations for the plan.
If Wolf is successful, Pennsylvania would become the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy.
