NORTHEAST CLIMATE PLAN FACES CHALLENGES IN SITING GAS, WIND PROJECTS

NEW YORK -- A pending Northeast initiative to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will face significant challenges in its implementation, due in part to expected local opposition to siting low-emitting natural gas or renewable energy sources, officials familiar with the initiative say. Northeast state officials have conducted modeling that predicts the region will face increased reliance on natural gas power plants in the coming years, even without any caps on CO2 emissions expected under the regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI)...