New Hampshire is the 10th state to participate in a regional effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Gov. John Lynch signed a law yesterday to implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative known as RGGI. New Hampshire will revisit the issue if Congress enacts a federal program. The law took effect immediately.
The law adds New Hampshire to the other New England states, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland in a market-based, “cap and trade” program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the region’s power plants.