(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO thanks the members of the
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee (AQTAC) for hearing the
concerns of working people in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
enrollment. Union workers from the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the International Brotherhood
of Boilermakers, and consumer advocacy organizations testified on the
ramifications of the RGGI enrollment on Pennsylvanians and communities across
the Commonwealth.
Workers voiced their opposition to RGGI because its implementation would
displace or eliminate jobs at coal and natural gas plants and devastate
communities. Pennsylvania’s enrollment
in RGGI must include a robust and transparent discussion accessible to
consumers and workers; understandably, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant
challenges and required adjustment in public engagement, not to mention its
economic consequences.
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