The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – a cap-and-trade program designed to limit power plant emissions in 10 Northeastern states – has been under close scrutiny in recent months as a result of lawsuits in New Jersey and New York, and legislation in New Hampshire. Each of these developments demonstrates the polarization and controversy that continue to surround greenhouse gas regulation, and RGGI in particular, years after the regional trading program first took effect.

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RGGI Update: Regional Cap-and-Trade Program Survives New York Challenge But Faces Others

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