MD: Joining Multi-State Action on Global Warming

Yesterday, the state of Maryland joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a consortium of states -- now eight with Maryland's membership -- that have committed to reduce emissions on four pollutants and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 10 percent by 2019. Given the failure of leadership on global warming in D.C., the multi-state "compact" has been adopted by these Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states as a way to set joint goals and establish implementation tools, "cap-and-trade" program for administering a system of emission permits. For more info, see the website of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.