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Maryland, Politics

Maryland carbon pricing bill moves forward

March 12, 2018 by Marc Breslow

On March 5, supporters of Maryland House Bill 939, the Regional Carbon Cost Collection Initiative (RCCCI), gathered at the State House for its first hearing. Sponsored by state delegates Ben Kramer and David Fraser Hidalgo, the bill would set an...

Maryland, Research

Benefits of the Regional Carbon Cost Collection Initiative

February 26, 2018 by Marc Breslow

The Regional Carbon Cost Collection Initiative is a carbon-fee-and-dividend plan proposed by Climate XChange Maryland (CXC-MD). It is designed to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution arising from the burning of fossil fuels in the residential, commercial, industrial, electricity, and transportation sectors,...

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