法官规定弗吉尼亚州长不能单方面退出 RGGI 气候计划 Judge rules Virginia governor can't unilaterally withdraw state from RGGI, a climate program.

Floyd县巡回法院法官Randall Lowe裁定,Virginia州长Glenn Youngkin试图将国家从区域温室气体倡议(RGGI)中撤出是非法的。 Floyd County Circuit Court Judge Randall Lowe ruled that Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin's attempt to withdraw the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is unlawful. RGGI为弗吉尼亚州防洪和节能方案筹集了近8.3亿美元,只能通过大会而不是州长政府的一项法令来完成。 RGGI, which has generated nearly $830 million for flood prevention and energy efficiency programs in Virginia, can only be left through an act by the General Assembly, not the governor's administration. Youngkin认为RGGI是一种“隐蔽税”, Youngkin views RGGI as a "hidden tax" and plans to appeal the decision.