WESTBROOK (AP) — Maine environmental advocates will gather in Westbrook in support of the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
The Natural Resources Council of Maine and others say the agreement is slated to hold its twenty-fifth auction of carbon credits. The council and others will gather at a Hannaford grocery store in Westbrook today at 10 a.m. to celebrate the milestone.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a so-called “cap-and-trade” program that seeks to reduce carbon dioxide pollution by placing limits on emissions by fossil fuel-burning power plants. Its auctions allow power generators to acquire credits needed to comply with the program.
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