WV Senate rejects bill to create carbon offset accord registry, landowner penalties

WV Senate rejects bill to create carbon offset accord registry, landowner penalties

The West Virginia Senate has rejected a bill that would introduce a potential penalty for landowners and developers that enter into private agreements for projects that use forestlands to decrease harmful carbon dioxide emissions. The Senate voted, on, 18-16 on April 3, 2025, against passing Senate Bill 730, which would create a Division of Forestry-administered forest carbon registry to track properties covered by carbon offset agreements. The …