Former Pa. environment secretary to lead green lobbying group
Patrick McDonnell stepped down as DEP secretary in July. He will now lead PennFuture.
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A new Pa. law aims to address old gas well cleanup. It could make the problem worse, critics say
They say it could prevent DEP from denying funds to companies with compliance issues and setting stricter rules to clean up abandoned wells.
Eastern Pennsylvania to get 3 new state parks and a park for ATVs
DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn told WLVR that eastern Pennsylvania is set to get the new parks. The locations will be announced in late summer or early fall.
Environmentalists hail latest Pennsylvania budget, even as a key climate program is on hold
Advocacy groups say the new Pennsylvania budget is a win for the environment, making investments in waterways and green spaces, but not climate programs.
Gov. Wolf vetoes GOP effort to block local climate legislation
The bill is part of a nationwide effort to stop municipal bans on natural gas hook-ups in buildings. Wolf said it would hamper local climate efforts.
Pennsylvania’s climate rule paused until trial this fall
A Commonwealth Court judge granted a request for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the regulation that joins Pa. to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Why Pennsylvania and 15 other states are suing the U.S. Postal Service over lack of electric vehicles
Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro called the Postal Service plan to replace a only fraction of its fleet with EVs "hastily and sloppily done.”
Allegheny County Council votes to ban fracking in county parks, but Fitzgerald promises veto
Supporters cheered the ban, which includes other industrial activity. Those opposed say it could hamstring the county.
The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling: A loss of authority or a lesson in ‘be careful what you wish for’?
The decision in West Virginia v. EPA could result in more expensive and restrictive carbon regulation or the erosion of agencies’ ability to address society’s most pressing needs.
Supreme Court pushes U.S. closer to ‘climate cliff,’ say Pennsylvania environmental leaders
Pennsylvania leaders in environment and energy react to the Supreme Court ruling that limits EPA's ability to regulate power plant CO2 emissions.
