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A regional plan to reduce carbon pollution from vehicles is off to an inauspicious start with only a trio of states and the District of Columbia agreeing this week to take part while eight states, including New Jersey, are holding off on joining the collaboration.
The Transportation & Climate Initiative would establish a cap on greenhouse emissions from cars, trucks and buses and require fuel distributors to pay for the right to bring gasoline into the region, a step likely to increase pump prices by at least 5 cents a gallon. The money raised would fund cleaner transportation alternatives, such as public transit and transition to zero-emission vehicles in participating states.
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3 states, D.C. agree to cap automobile emissions Source: By Maxine Joselow, E&E News reporter • Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Three states and the District of Columbia yesterday reached a historic agreement to cap planet-warming emissions from cars.
The memorandum of understanding among Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Washington marks a milestone in the yearslong process of launching the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program, a proposed cap-and-invest system for cars in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.
Advocates hailed the agreement as a watershed moment in state climate policy, noting that transportation accounts for more than 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in the region.
Pennsylvania holds off on joining regional program to cap emissions from cars, trucks by raising fuel costs
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Traffic on Interstate 81 in the Capitol Region. Pennsylvania, for now, has opted to stay out of a multi-state program designed to drive down tailpipe emissions in the Northeast. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com December 06, 2017 HARHAR
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Gov. Tom Wolf declined Monday to sign on to a multi-state program designed to impose a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
The Transportation & Climate Initiative aims to reduce emissions but also carried the likelihood of higher gas prices at the pump in participating states. Other governors also opted against signing onto the initiative. But Wolf’s move isn’t necessarily a permanent rejection of the concept.
Crabtree announces second Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) public listening session and workshop
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Town Manager Scott Crabtree issued the following press release
Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree is pleased to announce that the town is taking the next step towards becoming a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) designated community by holding a virtual public listening session to review the findings from the first public MVP workshop and to gather additional input from residents.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the town is unable to hold the public feedback session in-person. Instead, a website has been created to host the virtual public listening session and gather public feedback remotely. The workshop, which can be accessed online any time by Jan. 6, 2021, was planned and facilitated by a core team of local officials, residents, and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC).