A new state law starts a process of transferring federal authority over underground carbon dioxide storage to Pennsylvania, and allows the Department of Environmental Protection to create regulations for CO2 wells.
While many have concerns about owning EVs., the Environmental Defense Fund Action says electric vehicles have a positive effect on people's health and the environment.
Under the bill, a governor-appointed board would approve permits for energy development and power generation without public hearings. It could waive regulations.
The Rager Mountain storage field owned by Equitrans spewed methane gas for nearly two weeks in November 2022. Bloomberg News called it the country’s worst climate disaster that year.