Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The proposed budget assumes Pennsylvania will charge power plants for carbon dioxide pollution, raising more than $600 million in the next year.
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New bill would lower threshold for labeling trains ‘high-hazard’
The bill would also require high-hazard trains to travel at slower speeds in newer cars, with better braking equipment and additional reporting requirements.
Pa. leaders begin to piece together what happened after East Palestine derailment
A dozen residents testified under oath about how dramatically the accident had altered their lives. Norfolk Southern's CEO was a no-show.
Ex-Pennsylvania DEP secretary: Agency’s underfunding will test its new leader
Despite some recent increases in its budget, DEP has been constrained by a decade of underfunding.
Federal spending bill includes long-term cleanup of streams polluted by abandoned mines
The bill addresses an issue with last year's Infrastructure Law which limited how states spend $11.3 billion for mine cleanups.
Ohio bill to spur fracking in state parks and forests heads to governor’s office
The bill has raised fears that Ohio agencies will be required to lease state-owned parks, forests, preserves and universities to fracking.
How the $2 billion in tax credits Gov. Wolf signed into law will benefit natural gas
We dig into how the tax credits will encourage natural gas drilling, why Wolf and Democrats supported it, and how hydrogen fits in.
Tom Wolf signs $2 billion tax package that encourages natural gas production in Pa.
Despite the size of the package, lawmakers introduced and passed the bill in just a few hours with no public hearings.
In Pa. Senate race, Fetterman and Oz change views on fracking, trying to match voters
They were once both against it. Now they're both for it. But do voters care?
Pa.’s natural gas industry set to get billions in state tax credits
Called a backroom deal by critics, the bill includes nearly $2 billion in tax credits. Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to sign it.
