GOVERNOR’S ALTERNATIVE TO KEY CLIMATE PROGRAM NEEDS GOP SUPPORT

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is proposing a state-based alternative to a cap-and-trade program to fight climate change. However, legislative analysts say the plan also needs support from a state Senate that has long resisted placing restrictions on the oil and gas industry. One cornerstone of the plan is the Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction Act, which would allow the state to cap the amount of carbon power plants can produce. It would also force them to pay to emit pollution.