WV Senate passes carbon offset bill pegged to cost millions | Legislative Session

On Feb. 28, 2024, the West Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 618, which would regulate forest carbon offset agreements at a Division of Forestry-estimated cost of millions to the state. The fate of Senate Bill 822, a bill aimed at restricting carbon offset agreements, was uncertain as of press time Wednesday.

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