department of environmental protection
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Federal judges throw out 'gaping loophole' in PA's coal pollution plan
Coal plants could lower operating temperatures to ‘evade’ stringent limits on nitrogen oxides that contribute to smog. DEP has two years to come up with a new plan.
stateimpact.npr.org
Pa. House moves to block RGGI entrance as DEP estimates it will save money and lives
The House voted 130-71 Wednesday to prevent the state joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative through executive action.
www.post-gazette.com
State AG Shapiro: Grand jury report reveals Pa.’s systemic failure to regulate shale gas industry
Attorney General Josh Shapiro says state environment and health departments fell short of their obligations to protect public health.
www.nbcnewyork.com
Murphy announces plan for 100% clean energy by 2050
The first-term Democratic governor announced the plan at Stockton University alongside two Cabinet officials who will be carrying the plan out.
www.nextpittsburgh.com
Gov. Wolf signs order to get PA into multi-state greenhouse gas program. What's next?
Democratic politicians and environmental advocacy groups cheered the move toward joining the RGGI, while Republicans cried foul. Here's what's happening.
www.nj.com
Ed Potosnak: New legislation will help N.J. meet its aggressive clean energy goals
The state Department of Environmental Protection must now set interim guidelines to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets of 80 percent economy-wide by 2050.
www.njtvonline.org
Proposed generating plant in the Meadowlands sparks conflict
A subsidiary of Mitsubishi wants to build the fracked-gas-fired plant in New Jersey and have its electricity power Manhattan. Critics say that’s incompatible with candidate and Gov. Phil Murphy’s pledge.
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