Pennsylvania Enacts Climate Change Act
Pennsylvania enacted the state's first global warming legislation in the summer of 2008--the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act. The bill requires the state to report on the impact of climate changes on temperature and precipitation, the potential impact on health, the economy, forests, recreation, agriculture, and tourism in Pennsylvania, and economic opportunities created by reducing global warming pollution. As one of the top producers of global warming pollution in the United States, Pennsylvania is now becoming a leader in taking steps to reduce emissions.
The bill also requires an annual inventory of all global warming pollution emitted in Pennsylvania, as well as a voluntary global warming pollution registry aimed at collecting information about voluntary reductions of emissions by institutions, businesses, and other entities.
