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Youngkin administration outlines plan to withdraw Virginia from carbon market by regulation

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration announced their newest plans for how they intend to withdraw Virginia from a regional carbon market Wednesday, a move critics say is not allowed by law, would drain important state programs of funding, and would hurt the fight against climate change.

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Gov. Youngkin executive order seeks to remove Virginia from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Gov. Glenn Youngkin's seventh executive order seeks to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Virginia Democrats aim to block Trump's E.P.A. chief from state agency

Virginia Democrats aim to block Trump's E.P.A. chief from state agency

In Virginia, cabinet nominees are rarely blocked. But the Republican governor-elect’s choice of Andrew Wheeler to be natural resources secretary has alarmed Democrats.
Virginia governor-elect vows to exit cap-and-trade program

Virginia governor-elect vows to exit cap-and-trade program

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin said he intends to remove the state from a regional carbon emissions trading program, a significant blow to climate policy advocates in the South.

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