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Pennsylvania Business Report Senate committee advances bill requiring legislative approval of RGGI involvement © Shutterstock The Senate Environmental Resources & Energy (ERE) Committee advanced legislation this week that would require legislative approval of Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to enter Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Senate Bill 119, introduced by Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41), creates the Pennsylvania Carbon Dioxide Cap and Trade Authorization Act, which prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from joining RGGI or any similar agreement without approval from the state Legislature. “A carbon tax is a major energy and fiscal policy initiative, and if such a tax is to be imposed on Pennsylvania employers, we believe it should be approved by the General Assembly. Beyond the fiscal impact on Pennsylvania manufacturers, coal and gas electric generation, consumers, and future economic investments made in our state, it also creat

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