A new report found Pennsylvania communities could be negatively affected by the increasing financial risk in the nation’s largest electricity market.
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By Stalling on RGGI, Here’s What Pa. Residents are Missing | Opinion
In March, Pennsylvania passed up millions of dollars that could have gone toward tackling climate change and reducing energy costs for millions of Pennsylvania residents.
Train-Derailment Relief Funds Sent to Rural PA Communities
In Western Pennsylvania, communities are continuing to reel from the Norfolk Southern derailment nearly six months ago, but the railroad recently has committed $1-million to aid ongoing recovery efforts.
Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Pennsylvania’s Urban Search and Rescue Capabilities
Pennsylvania’s only urban search and rescue team with dogs trained to locate victims of structural collapses is based in Philadelphia, about five hours from Pittsburgh.
PA State Budget in Limbo Over Private School Voucher Plan
But Senate Republicans are holding out to establish a school voucher program, which would send $100 million of state funding to private schools. Gov. Josh Shapiro has made it clear he will veto the provision if it will end the stalemate.
CBF Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of Stormwater Fee Decision
In Pennsylvania, environmental advocacy groups are awaiting the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision which could affect the future of Commonwealth-owned properties’ responsibility to pay stormwater fees as property owners do.
Workers Lack Protections When Wildfire Smoke Makes the Air Dangerous
Millions of American workers have breathed in dangerous levels of air pollution this year as smoke from Canada’s record wildfire season blankets cities across the Northeast.
Pennsylvanians Look to SAVE Plan to Help with Student Loan Debt
The new student loan forgiveness plan known as “SAVE” could lower monthly bills and reduce the amount some borrowers have to pay back over the lifetime of their loans.
Pa.’s Probation Reform Bill Actually Weaponizes It | Michael Coard | Opinion
Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate voted 45-4 last month to approve a bill, SB838, ostensibly for the purpose of reforming the probation part of the criminal “justice” system.
Proposed Vehicle Emissions Standards Designed to Cut Pollution, Improve Health in PA
EPA data show the transportation sector accounts for 27% of greenhouse-gas emissions, the largest and fastest growing source in the United States.