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GOP Lawmakers Move to Block PA’s Entrance Into RGGI Program, Offer Federal Money Instead

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State lawmakers are advancing a measure to block Governor Tom Wolf’s climate plan. It would keep Pennsylvania from joining a regional program to cut emissions from power plants. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports while Wolf has vetoed a similar attempt before, this time Republicans say they’re offering a solution.

Read the full story at: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2022/03/30/lawmakers-move-to-block-pennsylvania-from-climate-program-offer-federal-money-instead/

(Original air-date: 4/4/22)

Rachel McDevitt is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF. Rachel joined WITF in 2017 as the host of All Things Considered. She previously reported for WITF’s Radio Pennsylvania Network, where her work earned the National Association of State Radio Network’s award for best feature two years in a row. The western Pennsylvania native started her journalism career with the CBS affiliate in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Rachel is a graduate of Temple University.