The Northeast Is Considering A Major Extension To Its Emissions Program

When the EPA released the Clean Power Plan last year, a lot of people freaked out. In fact, more than half of U.S. states joined a lawsuit challenging the plan, which seeks to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector. Opponents have argued that the plan is draconian, heavy-handed regulation that will kill jobs and drive up electricity bills.

In fact, nine northeastern states are already using a framework to lower electricity emissions — and it has been a massive success....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/08/02/3803740/rggi-extension-considered/