Pa. clean energy businesses call on McCormick, Fetterman to preserve tax credits
They say the federal spending plan before the U.S. Senate would devastate the clean energy industry in Pennsylvania, while raising energy costs.
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Pa. Republican congressmen applaud EPA plan to roll back Biden-era climate rules
Biden-era rules aimed to phase out greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel plants and tighten limits on mercury and air toxics.
State Supreme Court hears arguments over Pa.’s membership in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative requires fossil fuel burning power plants to pay for carbon dioxide emissions. But is it a tax or a fee?
What amendments to the Endangered Species Act could mean for wildlife
A bill before Congress seeks to make changes to the Endangered Species Act that environmentalists say would weaken its protections.
With federal cuts at national parks, state parks and forests brace for ‘record-breaking summer’
DCNR cites some federal campgrounds closing as a result in part of the boost in campsite reservations.
Amendment to PA Solar Bill Puts Industry on Edge
A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature to accept millions of federal dollars for solar projects for low-income families has suddenly put the state’s solar industry on edge, because of an amendment they worry will upend net-metering.
‘A reckless dismantling’: EPA employees and supporters march in Philly to protest cuts
EPA staffers and retirees worry rollbacks and cuts planned by Trump administration officials could undermine work to protect human health.
EPA pulls permit from New Jersey offshore wind project
The EPA has pulled Atlantic Shores’ air permit for its offshore wind project. The company argues the permit was final and not up for review.
Raystown Lake cancels campground reservations amid federal job cuts and hiring freezes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the property, said recreation and stewardship events also will be reduced and canceled.
‘Cartoon villainy’: Former regulators say EPA’s planned rollbacks would reverse 50 years of environmental progress
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The EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced planned rollbacks of 31 rules to help promote industry and lower the cost of living. He didn't mention protecting the environment or public health.
