GOP State Rep Not On Board With Charlie Baker’s Carbon-Emissions Fee — And He Says Other Republicans Aren’t, Either

The ranking Republican on a legislative committee that studies transportation bills in Massachusetts says he doesn't support a carbon-emissions fee proposed by the state's Republican governor, Charlie Baker.

The Transportation Climate Initiative includes 12 states between Virginia and Maine considering whether to assess a fee to fuel providers as a means of raising revenue to improve mass transit and take other steps to try to reduce carbon emissions. Supporters of the program say reducing carbon emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles would reduce global warming, which they say is harmful.