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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">What is RGGI? </span>
</u></i></b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York<b>, Rhode Island</b>,
Vermont, and Virginia to cap and reduce power sector CO2 emissions.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) participating states are committed to comprehensive, periodic review of their CO2 budget trading programs to consider successes, impacts, and design elements.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Listening Session – October 5<sup>th</sup>, 10:00 – 12:00</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">On behalf of the RGGI participating states, RGGI, Inc. will facilitate a listening session to solicit public input on the objectives, topics, and analyses for Program
Review. This listening session will be held remotely via phone and webinar on <b>
October 5, 2021, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. </b> Additional meeting information, including how to register for and join the meeting, and how to provide comments, can be found at
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rggi.org/sites/default/files/Uploads/Program-Review/9-13-2021/RGGI*20Listening*20Session*201_Notice_2021-09-07.pdf__;JSUl!!KKphUJtCzQ!Y_RFf6Vba3ttfWzAqFQ6r0onNtoJMj25pz-I3YTab8UleuPscFFhdzzW8at-TbwoVcM0wivH$">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.rggi.org/sites/default/files/Uploads/Program-Review/9-13-2021/RGGI%20Listening%20Session%201_Notice_2021-09-07.pdf</span> [rggi.org]</a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> or in the attached document.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">This is the first of many outreach opportunities as part of this comprehensive program review, and we will continue to push out information in coming months as opportunities are
scheduled/announced. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Questions or need additional information? Please contact Dena Gonsalves, Office of Air Resources, RIDEM at
<a href="mailto:dena.gonsalves@dem.ri.gov">dena.gonsalves@dem.ri.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="342" height="95" style="width:3.5625in;height:.9895in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7AAE8.F6D9C340"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Dena Gonsalves,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"> Senior Air Quality Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Climate Change & Mobile Sources Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">Office of Air Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">235 Promenade Street, Providence RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">401.222.2808 ext. 2777017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:dena.gonsalves@dem.ri.gov">dena.gonsalves@dem.ri.gov</a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">www.dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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