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RGGI requires power plants to buy allowances for how much carbon dioxide they emit. Environmental groups say it has greatly improved air, water quality in Virginia.
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board voted in favor of a proposed regulation repealing the state's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has repeatedly voiced concerns with the Commonwealth's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative since January.