I think this is a major offense to the whole human race. dump him now.
Va. governor signs budget that restricts carbon-reduction efforts
Virginia’s recently signed budget includes language that restricts the state from spending funds on a multi-state agreement designed to reduce carbon emissions.
The budget, signed over the weekend by Gov. Ralph Northam (D), includes Republican-introduced language that limits participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a pact initially started by Northeastern states in 2009 that creates a larger cap-and-invest market to reduce how much power producers can pollute.
Northam previously vetoed a bill from the GOP-led legislature that would have blocked the state from joining RGGI. The language introduced in the budget prevents Virginia from spending money on the initiative, according to The Washington Post.
Environmentalists had urged Northam to use a line-item veto to reject the budget language dealing with RGGI.
“This is a disastrous retreat. In choosing not to veto the measure, Gov. Northam is showing his subservience to big polluters and climate deniers,” the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) said in a statement.