Virginia governor orders cap-and-trade regulation for power plants

By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia's governor issued an order on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a cap-and-trade system to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, saying it would "fill the void" left by the Trump administration which has been rolling back federal climate rules.Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Directive 11 instructing Virginia's environmental regulators to craft rules targeting power sector carbon emissions by Dec. 31.McAuliffe speci