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New York Moving to Carbon Emissions Restrictions

By Pat Bradley

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Albany, NY – New York State has proposed a cap and trade system for carbon dioxide emissions from power plants within the state. A public comment period on the draft regulation ends next Monday, and the head of the Department of Environmental Conservation hopes the plan can be implemented next year. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.