New York lawsuit threatens US cap-and-trade scheme

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Legal challenge to argue Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative trading scheme is putting New York utility at an unfair disadvantage

The US's first carbon emissions cap-and-trade scheme, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), could be under threat after New York-based utility Indeck Corinthe filed a legal challenge against the...

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