Twelve eastern states and the District of Columbia are working on a plan to reduce auto emissions. I’ll list them in the order from most to least in spewing out planet-warming emissions: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. In 12 of those the leading cause of emissions is transportation. In Pennsylvania it is electricity production, mostly due to the state’s coal-fired plants, but transportation is second.
The proposed cap-and-trade program could start in 2022. The states would increase investment in trains, buses, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association and a number of fuel companies oppose the plan. No surprise, but still discouraging.
By the way, what happened to West Virginia?
Info for this post is from Hiroko Tabuchi, “Eastern States Offer Plan to Limit Auto Emissions,” New York Times, (Dec. 18, 2019), p. A 27.
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