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From: Patricia Walmer <Patricia.Walmer2271l8630@p2a.co>Sent Wednesday, August 25, 2021 7:Sg AM AUG 2 52021To: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation SO Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274 Independent Regulatory

Review Commission

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health. and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protections (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Sonicof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally. higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

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as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulcmaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product ofSl .9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will cer ainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage. decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading prograni as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety oI’benelicial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Patricia Walmer220 Distillery RdNewmanstown. PA 1 7073tmwalmer@icloud.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Elizabeth Seltzer < Elizabeth.Seltzer.221 6601 93@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:02 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program, 10amend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health. and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protections (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Sonicof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems liLe asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiraton’ symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to Gl-IG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture.killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to dilliculty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests arid plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native lish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these linal draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF. between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be niitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternfiies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million iii 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency. renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thean d.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Elizabeth SeltzerIi W Ridge RdMedia, PA 19063eesOl@earthlink.net

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Bob Roach <Bob.Roach.221658998@p2a.co>Sent Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:04 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28, 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1, 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the filTh most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Sonic of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse inipacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. l-Iighertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns. leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.1-ligher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. Ibrests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide. can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF. between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product ofSl.9 billion and net increase of 27.752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainLy be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts. andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected. drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benelits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage. decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as dcsigned by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GI-IGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Bob Roach2035 Temion AvePittsburgh, PA 152Ubobroach 11 yahoo.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Rebecca Gagliano < Rebecca.Gagliano.2262701 37@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:06 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1. 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-tired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health. and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Sonicofthese criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benelits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke. heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningftd yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Fligher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidenees will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of SJ.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healtheare(for example. asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternfiies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency. renewable energy, and greenhousc gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thearid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GI-IGs.

For these reasons and more, I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Rebecca Gagliano642 Leveringlon AvePhiladelphia. PA W128shadeladicgmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Jeff Hearn <Jeff.Hearn.2381 53332@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:04 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

CAUTION: **EXTERNAL SENDER** This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachmentsunless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021, and apublic hearing is scheduled for September . 20fl.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the filTh most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Sonicof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflarnes respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke. heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms,lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. l-lighcrtemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemflies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed wiEhin the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to theEnd.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Jeff Heam6 Sawtooth Ln1-latboro, PA 19040jjmh57hotmail.corn

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Patrick Vogelsong <Patrick.Vogelsong22l45505@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:11 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

My name is Patrick Vogelsong, I live in Harrisburg, Pa 17103. As a lifelong Pennsylvania resident. I stronglyurge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. to amend 25 Pa.Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28, 2021, and a publichearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health. and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need fUrther discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts b’ 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma. acute bronchitis. upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Higher

1

temperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, suchas the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. How-ever, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$I.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanterniies and

2

tick-borne diseases).

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the nmltistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of benel5cial ways such as investing in energyefficiency. renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those hamis created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Patrick Vogelsong2224 Forster StHarrisburg, PA 17103pvoge73 yahoo.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: DAVID LAVERNE <DAVIDLAVERNE221813553@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:16 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation SO Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program, toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1. 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifih most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and linalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority. clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to snrnll businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing ilTitants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis. upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania lhrmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse. more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$l .9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency. renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to theurid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GI-IGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.DAVID LAVERNE844 Lincoln StDickson City. PA 185Wbackpack2comcast.net

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Jack Dunham <Jack.Dunham.285672226@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:17 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a proram to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite sell in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulator Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need lbrther discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health. environmenlal. and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis. upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse. more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the stale Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$l.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts. andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency. renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GI-IG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and walfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Jack Dunham3343 \Vilawana RdSavre. PA 18840jad5703’jhotmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Wendy Lomicka <Wendy.Lomicka.472750654@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:17 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

CAUTION: **EXTERNAL SENDER** This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachmentsunless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program, toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021. This is an important opportunity for our state, the region andour world.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United Statcs Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Higher

1

temperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, suchas the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture.killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing slLrvivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvaniis sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$1 .9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected. drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies and

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tick-borne diseases).

This final draft ruLemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Wendy Lomicka3817 Burnaby DrPittsburgh, PA 15235wenlomgmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Jennifer Shirk <Jennifer.Shirk.221 S97987@p2a.co>Sent Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:17 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021, and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGU5), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy’.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmifil trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading waler quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns. leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. in the inverse, more frequent droughts vill require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. waler quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the slate and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected. drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thearid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Jennifer Shirk237 Julia AveStrasburg, PA 17579jencookisradgmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Daniel Cite < Daniel0rfa437329255@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:20 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

CAUTION: **EXTERNAL SENDER” This email originated from outside of the organIzation. Do not click links or open attachmentsunless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Independent Regulaton’ Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1. 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This linal draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEL’) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It infiames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally. higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAE specilically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma. acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiaLlyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the slate Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAP, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternilies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and olYering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Daniel Orfe6 Kratz RdHarleysville, PA 19438dforfe@comcast.net

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Robert Young < Robert.Young.221 621 S65@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:23 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

CALITION: **EERNAL SENDER” This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachmentsunless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the linal draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1. 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benelit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma. acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the efTects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which grcatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native lish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI. Scction 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAE between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAE explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency. renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thearid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by Gl-[Gs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Robert Young1116 Remington RdWynnewood, PA 19096robert_young26hotmai I .com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Irene Bucko < lrene.Bucko.221 625372@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:27 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

rCAUTION: “EXTERNAL SENDER” This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachmentsunless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021, and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1. 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulaton’ Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health. environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It infiames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis. upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difliculty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. 1-ligher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to Ilooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, Article1, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingreuulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The linal draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF. between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts. andtornado/stonn damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated. and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound S339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GI-IG) abatement. Ultinmtelv. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak denrnnd and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more, I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Irene Bucko13 Henry AveCoLlegeville, PA 19426icbuckol 3(thverizon.net

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Stephen Hoffman

From: William Clifford <William.Clifford.225080346@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:29 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public I-Iealth, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It infiames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture.killing native trees and plants. and more.

B changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The linal draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product ofSl.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts. andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage. decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, rcnewablc energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more, I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,William ClilThrd2650 Gracie DrHarrisburg, PA 17112wnc25@live.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Judy Scriptunas <Judy.Scriptunas.391 31 S242@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:29 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa, B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1. 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This linal draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory’ requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It infiames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally. higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RkF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail. avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma. acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. 1-lighertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harn in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. Ibrests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeovenvhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozonc can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing sun’ivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.l’hese types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage. decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading prograni as well as aninvestment program. The ItkF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GI-IG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those haniis created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Judy Scriptunas3434 Camp Robin Hood RdChambersburg, PA 17202scriptembarqmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Tim Herman <Tim.Herman.2991 S5583@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:31 AMTo: IRRCSubject I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September i. 202L

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health. and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someofthese criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the R.AF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided heahh impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma. acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difliculty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozonc can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water,These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the L&F. between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benelits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Tim Herman1-lersheyHershey, PA 17033tdherman3 I 2cdjgmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Mike Peale < Mike.Peale.221 628955@p2a.co>Sent Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:33 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021, and apublic hearing is scheduled for September L2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-Eked electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health. and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Sonic of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DElI Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health. environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from eniission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms,lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. l-lighertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amalor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impactcd. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native lish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these linal draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types ol’ regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated. and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(I’or example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternfiies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GI-IG) abatement. Ultimately. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and linalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Mike Peale5 Worth Hill LnAslon, PA 19014iiii kepeal e(Zi’msn. com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Heather Kester < Heather.Kester.392358901 @p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:42 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September . 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health. and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human heald. environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to heapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Sonicof these criteria include. statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

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as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental. physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically. ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and Loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling show-n within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternfiies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thetuid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GI-IGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Heather Kester242 Bowers RdBerwick, PA 18603shadow3695@verizon.net

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Darren Strain < Darren.Strain.221 607994@p2a.co>Sent Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:43 AMTo: IRRCSubject I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

My wife and I respectfully urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget TradingProgram, to amend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28.2021, and a public hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02enussions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

as the summer of 20! 8. and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal eather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality &om increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. 1-lowever. these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regiLlations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF. between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$l.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent For extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected. drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage. decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternfiies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energycfficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and linalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Darren Strain4824 Shepherd StBrookhaven, PA 19015strainteam@yahoo.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Edward Maguire <Ldward.Maguira221611728@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:45 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. 8. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the linal draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGU5). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health. environmental, and economic benetits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma. acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost vorkdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. 1-lighertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture.killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difliculties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difliculty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. Forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide. can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF. between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$l.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactlhl to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts. andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of benelicial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Edward Maguire600 Rutledge AveFolsom, PA 19033edmaguire47’iIhotmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Laura Orsini < Laura.Drsini.221 598931 @p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:46 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program, toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 202L and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fiflh most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to heapproved and finalized. Sonic of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (ItkF) and do not need ftnther discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness. supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidcnces in emergency department visits for asthma. acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality &om increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of’ regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemflies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GI4G) abatement. Ultimately. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Laura Orsini112 Penn DrCoatesville. PA 19320laural 853’flaol.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Robin Devaney < Robin.Devaney.256457533@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:49 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation SO Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1. 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and Finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing in’itants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke. heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, tipper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. 1-lighertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.l-ligher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentialLyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental. physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuary’and Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmfttl algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantenflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more, I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Robin Devaney17 Oakwood BldgMiddletown. PA 17057rdevaney2comcast.net

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Rosemary Caolo < Rosemary.Caolo.256391 950@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:51 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. 8. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program, toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWc). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our econonw.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Fonn (RAP) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benelits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It infiames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms,lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and load security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain craps and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throlLghout the Commonwealth.1-ligher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the arñmals.

Further. Ibrests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many olthese incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$l.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be iTiitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to theurid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Rosemary Caolo1512 E Gibson StScranton, PA 18510rosemary.caoloverizon.net

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Barbara Lacy < Barbara.Lacy.297610230@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:52 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. 8. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

1 strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite ‘veil in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways, It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease—bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAP, specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms,lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GI-IG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture.killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns. leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. Ibrests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to ilooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. 1-ligher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF. between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product ofSl.9 billion and net increase of 27.752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts. andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of benelicial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple etTecis in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely’.Barbara Lacy’346 Astilbe DrKennett Square, PA 19348bpl934hotmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Wesley G. Finkbeiner <WesleyG.Finkbeiner221686979@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:52 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation SO Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulaton Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September L 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-tired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Sonic of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing imtants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and fi ooding. such

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher Ecmperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. 1-Jigher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our l’orested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences wilL continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$1 .9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Wesley G. Finkbeiner132 Copper Beech LnWomelsdorf, PA 19567ves liii kbe i ner’I ic loud .com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Kimberly Seger < Kimberly.Seger.221 61 Th85@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:52 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-lired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness. supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse eiTects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail. avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis. upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport lishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling show-n within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$l.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of benelicial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investi ents also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and e1fare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created b GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Kimberly Seger11373 US-422Kittanning, PA 16201kimmiland@hotmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Rocco Mastricolo <Rocco.Mastricolo.285808667@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:54 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on ,Iuly 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the enussion of C02 from fossil-tired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAE) and do not need further discussion. Sonicof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thelinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It infiames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally. higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, bean failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may Lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental. physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.Thesc types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$I.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the nmltistate auction may genei’atearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created b; GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Rocco Mastricolo350 Brock RdSpringfield, PA 19064rmastricol@aol.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Glenn Schlippert <Glenn.Schlippert221632428@ip2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:54 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation SO Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulators’ Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The tinal regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benelit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the lifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to heapproved and finalized. Sonic of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include. statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health. environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It infiames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specilically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma. acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to Gi-IG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania lhrrners. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse. more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughoiLt the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing sun’ivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvani&s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By Leeping our citize&s interests in mind and acting with prudence and Loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The linal draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product ofSl.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more diflicult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternfiies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking isa two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generate

around S339 million in 2022 and around S190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Glenn Schlippert104 Appaloosa WayGoldsboro, PA 17319smokykoko I f;yahoocorn

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Mara Wolfgang < Mara.Wolfgang.2263281 79@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:54 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. 6. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021, and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This tnal draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAE) and do not need further discussion. Sonicof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulaton requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health. environmental, and econonuc benefits thernal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAP. specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture.killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns. leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difliculties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dam cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These ipes of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAE between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product ofSl.9 billion and net increase of 27.752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected. drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage. decrease in health-related impacts and healtheare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemfiies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efliciency and renewable energy will help ofl’set anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Mara Wolfgang541 W Ellet StPhiladelphia, PA 19119christoph.stannikgmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Glenn Gawinowicz <Glenn.Gawinowicz.221 629927@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:55 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the linal draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, [basibility. and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation xviII establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It infiames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections b’ increasing ilTitants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the R.AF. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail. avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Highcr temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native lish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI. Scction 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly’ how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the L8.F, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$l .9 billion and net increase of 27.752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternilies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final dm11 rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound S339 million in 2022 and around S190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thetin d.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more, I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Glenn Gawinowicz806 Hunters LnOreland, PA 19075glenntaxcwfi’ägmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Sharon Wushensky <Sharon.Wushensky.221 60831 7@p2a.co>Sent Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:57 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation SO Pa. B. 6212, RRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1, 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-tired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to heapproved and finalized. Sonic of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Sonicof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse eflècts.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It intlames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAT. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail. avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respirator)’ symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts &om climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difticulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, Ibrests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. 1-ligher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$1 .9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and oflèring low-cost electriciw to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: 1mm oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by ONGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Sharon ‘Wushensky410 1-lessian DrKennett Square, PA 19348s.wushenskygmaiI.corn

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Donald Wilson < Donald.Wilson.221 G07228@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 8:59 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1, 2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need airther discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness. supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms,lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GI1G is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. Forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxidc. can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozonc can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple efl’ects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help ofl’sei anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to theurid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GNUs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and tinalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely,Donald Wilson1217 Princeton AvePhiladelphia, PA 19111dj w22@verizon.net

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Tim Harlow <Tim.Harlow.234229404@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:00 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-tired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the econom. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so,ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAE) and do not need ftirther discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority. clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness. supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis. upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to ORG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farnwrs. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozonc can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citize&s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more diflieult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemfiies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final drah rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around S190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and ofThring low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative. and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Tim Harlow1952 Waddle RdState College. PA 16803tjhcmh’gmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Moeko Ivory <Moeko.lvory.472752878@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:01 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

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Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it ill also benefit the economy, improve human health. and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAE) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting reguLatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health. environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harnful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF. specifically Table 4 outlines,in detail. avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis. upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GFIG is CO2.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods olboth intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania lhrmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse. more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To niitigate. the farniers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooLing systems to protect the animals.

Further. forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental. physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution. specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change. as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of $1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAP explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help olThet anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thearid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Moeko Ivory4631 Mansion StPhiladelphia. PA 19127mjivorylhotmail.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: NATALIE RAMOS < NATALIE.RAMOS.2991 98921 @p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:02 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

CAUTION •EXTERNAL SENDER” This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachmentsunless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy. improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health. environmental impacts. and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include. statulon’ authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulaton’ requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inf]ames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further, disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAE. specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiratory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018. and increased periods of drought. heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GHG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture.killing native trees and plants. and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change. we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns. leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate. the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, redticing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently. during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically. ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce CO2 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product ofSl.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficuLt to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected. drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The It&F explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around $190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple eliects in that the procecds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset an’potential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thetzri d.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help nutigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more. I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.NATALIE RAMOS127 Marshall AveJohnstown, PA 15905naturally0723gnrnil.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Shari Johnson <Shari.Johnson.22631 61 63@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:02 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

CAUTION: **EXTERNAL SENDER” This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachmentsunless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission,

I strongly urge you to support the Final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1.2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil-tired electric generatingunits (EGUs). with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some of these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statuton’ authority, clarity. feasibility, and reasonableness, supported by acceptabledata. impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter. I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public I-lealth, Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air, such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAF, specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and lower respiralory symptoms.lost workdays, hospital admissions and more. Overall, this C02 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. 1-lighertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GI-IG is CO2Jhese impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought. both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeoverwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to CO2 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mental, physical, and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth. waler quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport lishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor waler quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI, Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The final draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benelits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected. drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example. asthma), fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lanternflies andtick-borne diseases).

2

This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. It is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound S339 million in 2022 and around 5190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a varietY of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately, these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical, innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more, I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Shari Johnson320 Sinkler RdWyncote, PA 19095mommyone405yahoo.com

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Stephen Hoffman

From: Peter Luborsky < Peter.Luborsky.221 625534@p2a.co>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:05 AMTo: IRRCSubject: I Support Final Draft Regulation 50 Pa. B. 6212, IRRC #3274

CAUTION: “EXTERNAL SENDER’ This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachmentsunless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

I strongly urge you to support the final draft regulation, Carbon Dioxide (C02) Budget Trading Program. toamend 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145. The final regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28. 2021. and apublic hearing is scheduled for September 1,2021.

This rulemaking would establish a program to limit the emission of C02 from fossil—fired electric generatingunits (EGUs), with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts (MWe). This rulemaking willnot only greatly impact the environment, it will also benefit the economy, improve human health, and protectagriculture and tourism.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration. Pennsylvania generates the fifth most C02emissions from EGUs in the country. C02 emissions are a major contributor to regional climate changeimpacts. This final draft regulation and program would help reduce C02 emissions greatly and by doing so.ultimately help this Commonwealth in terms of human health, environmental impacts, and our economy.

Under the Regulatory Review Act, certain criteria must be considered and met in order for a regulation to beapproved and finalized. Some ol’ these criteria are already explained quite well in the Department ofEnvironmental Protection’s (DEP) Regulatory Analysis Form (RAF) and do not need further discussion. Someof these criteria include, statutory authority, clarity, feasibility, and reasonableness. supported by acceptabledata, impacts to small businesses and meeting regulatory requirements.

For purposes of this letter, I will focus on the great public health, environmental, and economic benefits thefinal draft regulation will establish to change the Commonwealth’s harmful trajectory due to greenhouse effects.

Public Health. Safety and Welfare:Climate change will impact human health in a variety of ways. It inflames respiratory problems like asthma andinfections by increasing irritants in the air. such as pollen and mold concentrations. Further. disease-bearingmosquitos and ticks spread further and live longer due to rising temperatures and milder winters caused byclimate change. Finally, higher temperatures caused by climate change put vulnerable populations at greater riskfor deadly illnesses like heat stroke, heart failure and more. Data within the RAE specifically Table 4 outlines.in detail, avoided health impacts by 2030 from emission reductions from the regulation. This includes lowerincidences in emergency department visits for asthma, acute bronchitis, upper and loer respiratory symptoms.lost workdays. hospital admissions and more. Overall, this CO2 reducing program created by the regulations isan opportunity to protect Pennsylvanians from the worst effects of climate change.

Effect on this Commonwealth’s Natural Resources:Adverse impacts from climate change are already being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Highertemperatures and an increasing numbers of extreme weather events have led to record rains and flooding, such

1

as the summer of 2018, and increased periods of drought, heat waves and large storms. All these harms can beattributed to our changing climate. One big factor in these changes is the effects of greenhouse gases and amajor contributor to GKG is C02.These impacts can cause major environmental harm in numerous ways suchas decreasing water supplies, degrading water quality, causing more disease and pests to impact our agriculture,killing native trees and plants, and more.

By changing the trajectory of climate change, we can help our agricultural community and food security in theCommonwealth. Climate change is upending normal weather patterns, leading to periods of both intenseprecipitation and drought, both of which pose great difficulties for Pennsylvania farmers. Increasedprecipitation leads to difficulty in planting crops and harvesting meaningful yields and an increase in plantdisease and destruction caused by pests. In the inverse, more frequent droughts will require an increase inirrigation to sustain crops and may lead to a large decrease in water quantity throughout the Commonwealth.Higher temperatures also impact livestock such as dairy cows and poultry. Stress caused by heat will decreasemilk and egg production. To mitigate, the farmers will have to include purchasing extensive, and potentiallyexpensive, cooling systems to protect the animals.

Further, forests and plants that typically help by naturally reducing carbon dioxide, can also becomeovcrwhelmed and stressed if changes are not made to C02 emissions. Higher temperatures and ground levelozone can contribute to destroying chlorophyll, reducing survivability of tree seedlings, and increasing plantdisease and pests. These impacts to our forested and natural areas can ultimately impact outdoor recreation andtourism. Currently, during this pandemic it has been shown that outdoor recreation has been utilized much moreand has helped with both mentaL. physical. and emotional health.Without making changes in greenhouse gas emissions in this Commonwealth, water quantity and quality will begreatly impacted. Climate change is leading to sea level rises, which greatly impacts the Delaware River estuaryand Philadelphia’s drinking water supplies. It also leads to flooding and nutrients rushing into our local waterswhich can and has led to harmful algal blooms. Higher temperatures in local waters also leads to problems withaquatic species spawning and more. Native fish may need to migrate to cooler areas to survive, impactingPennsylvania’s sport fishing and more. Swimming and recreating in local waters can become increasingdangerous due to poor water quality from increased pathogens. Many of these incidences are currentlyhappening throughout the state and is not uncommon. However, these incidences will continue to increase ifchanges do not take place to mitigate the harm. These final draft regulations provide the change that is needed.Finally, approving these final draft regulations would be in line with our state Constitution, specifically, ArticleI. Section 27 by ensuring that Pennsylvanians are receiving their fundamental right to clean air and pure water.These types of regulations are exactly how the Commonwealth acts as a trustee in accordance with theConstitution. By keeping our citizen’s interests in mind and acting with prudence and loyalty by approvingregulations that reduce C02 will help to conserve and maintain our air and waters for generation yet to come asrequired by the state Constitution.

Economic Impacts:The linal draft rulemaking will not only combat climate change, as discussed above, but will provide a positiveeconomic value to the Commonwealth. According to the modeling shown within the RAF, between the years2022-2030 this rulemaking will lead to a Gross State Product of$1.9 billion and net increase of 27,752 jobswithin the Commonwealth. There are also many other economic benefits that may be more difficult to projectbut will certainly be impactful to the Commonwealth. These benefits will come from less emergency fundinghaving to be spent for extreme weather events, such as increased flooding, increased droughts, andtornado/storm damage. The Commonwealth will have less infrastructure damage caused by flooding, outdoorrecreation and tourism industries will be protected, drinking water issues and costs (in protecting water qualityand improving quality) will be mitigated, and more. The benefits will be felt by citizens too: fewer extremeweather events will lead to less crop and livestock damage, decrease in health-related impacts and healthcare(for example, asthma). fewer pest related problems in agriculture and humans (such as Spotted Lantemflies andtick-borne diseases).

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This final draft rulemaking is a two-prong approach. it is both a market-based trading program as well as aninvestment program. The RAF explains that the proceeds generated from the multistate auction may generatearound $339 million in 2022 and around S190 million in 2030 by selling C02 allowances. These proceeds canthen be distributed within the Commonwealth in a variety of beneficial ways such as investing in energyefficiency, renewable energy. and greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement. Ultimately. these investments also haveripple effects in that the proceeds to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy will help offset anypotential increased costs to electricity prices by decreasing peak demand and offering low-cost electricity to thegrid.

The direct and indirect positive impacts that this regulation has on our Commonwealth is extensive: from oureconomy and the environment to our agriculture and food security to our health and welfare. Reducing C02through a practical. innovative, and expansive, regional market and investment program as designed by thispropose rulemaking will help mitigate those harms created by GHGs.

For these reasons and more, I urge you to consider approving and finalizing the rulemaking.

Sincerely.Peter Luborsky222 1st AvePhoenixville, PA 19460pdluborsky’]gmail.com

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