Lawmakers Move to Block RGGI After Rule Wins Regulatory Approval
A House committee passed a disapproval resolution for the rule. The House and Senate now have a deadline to send disapproval resolutions to the governor, who can veto them.
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Pa.’s RGGI Rule Nears Finish Line After Oversight Board Vote
The Wolf administration hopes to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by early 2022. Pennsylvania would be the first major fossil fuel-producing to put a price on carbon.
As Climate Change Urgency Grows, Pa. Is Still Working on New Standards for Teaching About It
Under Pennsylvania's current science education standards, students don't learn about climate change until 12th grade. New standards won't be in place until 2024.
Sunoco Pays $85,000 for Spills in 4 Counties from Its Mariner East Project
Spills from the Mariner East construction were in Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, and Lebanon counties. Sunoco already paid half a million dollars in fines for spills in Lebanon county last year.
Environmental Advocates Call on Legislature to Put More Money Toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
They want lawmakers to use some of the billions they have in federal dollars toward waterway cleanup that would benefit the Chesapeake Bay.
Environmental Group Asks Court to Order Lawmakers Pay Back Money Meant for Conservation
The Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation is hoping to get the state to return more than $1 billion to a conservation fund.
Pa. Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used for Conservation
Revenue like bonus, rental, and penalty payments from oil and gas drilling in state forests must go toward conservation, not balancing the state budget.
Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving Pa. a Step Closer to Joining Carbon Emissions Program
The Wolf administration hopes to join the cap-and-trade program in early 2022. DEP estimates it will prevent 97-227 million tons of carbon emissions from power plants through 2030 and raise $131-187 million annually.
Pennsylvania is on the cusp of a solar energy boom. Some communities want to fight it.
Another front in the debate over energy emerges in Pennsylvania: leasing land for clean energy versus living next to hundreds of solar panels.
Would PA Joining a Cap-and-Trade Program Affect Your Electric Bill?
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative could raise electric rates, but only by about $43 per year. Pa. could raise $3.5 billion through RGGI over 9 years.
