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Will an act of 'spite' by Pa. House Republicans cost the state hundreds of millions in federal transportation funding?
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Will an act of 'spite' by Pa. House Republicans cost the state hundreds of millions in federal transportation funding?

Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 4-1 on Thursday to approve tighter emission standards for the conventional oil and gas industry, but a House committee vote will delay the state’s implementation of the regulation and cause the state to miss a deadline set by the federal government.

Pa. moves natural gas well emissions rule forward, seeks to beat federal deadline
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Pa. moves natural gas well emissions rule forward, seeks to beat federal deadline

Pennsylvania is moving forward with new emissions limits on certain oil and gas sites, with two months left before federal sanctions kick in.
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Q&A: Eliza Griswold reflects on the lessons of  ‘Amity and Prosperity,’ her deep dive into fracking in southwest Pennsylvania
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Q&A: Eliza Griswold reflects on the lessons of  ‘Amity and Prosperity,’ her deep dive into fracking in southwest Pennsylvania

With all eyes on Pennsylvania this election season as progressive Democrats square off with Donald Trump-endorsed Republicans in races for governor and the U.S. Senate, the issue of fracking is far from dominating debate.

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The tiny Pennsylvania town fighting against fracking
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The tiny Pennsylvania town fighting against fracking

Grant Township has become the poster child for democracy and home rule. Its own state is fighting against it.
Pennsylvania court blocks governor's carbon emissions plan
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Pennsylvania court blocks governor's carbon emissions plan

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court on Tuesday blocked the centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change, the latest challenge to the Democrat's effort to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy.
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Fracking Divides Field in Democratic Pennsylvania Senate Debate
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Fracking Divides Field in Democratic Pennsylvania Senate Debate

Democratic Senate candidates from both ends of Pennsylvania accused the front-runner, Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, of flip-flopping on energy issues in the first televised debate in one of the nation’s most-watched campaigns of the year.
Carbon pollution from Pa. power plants is rising — and it's not just a pandemic bounce
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Carbon pollution from Pa. power plants is rising — and it's not just a pandemic bounce

Power plants in the commonwealth released 85.3 million tons of carbon dioxide last year, the highest level since 2016.
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