Tenn. Senate rejects federal ‘cap and trade’ proposal

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Tennessean

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state Senate has passed a resolution declaring that Tennessee rejects participation in a federal system for limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Jack Johnson of Brentwood was approved 19-13 on Wednesday without debate.

Johnson has said the cap-and-trade system being debated in Congress would serve as a “hidden tax” on energy consumers.

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