Breaking the Pa. budget impasse hinged on ditching a major climate initiative
"Republicans insist on bad provisions for the environment and the Democrats are willing to exchange that for other things,” said one lawmaker.
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
State Republican lawmakers weigh solutions to rising electricity bills
Republican lawmakers want to see faster permitting, less regulation and an end to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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?
Shapiro’s budget proposal includes changes to energy tax breaks, faster permit reviews
Governor Shapiro's energy proposals aim to encourage development of both fossil fuels and renewable energy sources.
Pa. Senate votes to repeal climate program known as RGGI
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a cap and trade program. Pennsylvania would join 10 other states to cut carbon from power plants.
Pa. Supreme Court collecting briefs in RGGI case
The court is considering written arguments in the case over whether a program to cut pollution from power plants should be allowed in Pennsylvania.
Josh Shapiro proposes state climate program to replace RGGI, asks for new renewable energy goals
Gov. Shapiro is offering his own version of a controversial program to limit climate-warming pollution from power plants and is setting new goals for renewable energy.
Groups criticize Shapiro’s economic plan for ignoring climate change
They say that Shapiro's 10-year economic plan "will worsen Pennsylvania’s economic position" by linking it to fossil fuels instead of clean energy.
In his first year as governor, Josh Shapiro forged alliances with the gas industry, angering environmentalists
Gov. Shapiro has sought to both regulate the gas industry and embrace it, a sharp contrast to his approach to fracking as attorney general.
Shapiro to appeal court decision that stopped Pa. from joining climate program
Gov. Josh Shapiro is appealing a court decision that stopped Pennsylvania’s effort to join a cap-and-trade program targeting power plant emissions.
