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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.

Where is RGGI now? Pennsylvania could join the emissions-reduction program soon, but obstacles remain
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Where is RGGI now? Pennsylvania could join the emissions-reduction program soon, but obstacles remain

Pennsylvania could join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative early next year. But the effort has pitted Democrats and Republicans against each other.

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Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers sue over Delaware River drilling ban

Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers sue over Delaware River drilling ban

Senate Republicans say the Delaware River Basin Commission doesn’t have the authority to impose a moratorium on fracking in the basin.
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House committee takes first step to block Pa.’s entry into regional cap-and-trade program
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House committee takes first step to block Pa.’s entry into regional cap-and-trade program

The bill would bar the Department of Environmental Protection from taking any action that is designed to control carbon dioxide emissions unless the action is authorized by the General Assembly.

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PA: Senate bill would block all regulations, shut down citizen advisory committee meetings during declared emergency

PA: Senate bill would block all regulations, shut down citizen advisory committee meetings during declared emergency

Bill 1147 would block all proposed and final regulations from publication and prohibit any state agency citizens advisory committee meetings for the duration of a disaster emergency declared by the governor.

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PA Senate committee meets to consider Republican bill to kill regulations by doing nothing

PA Senate committee meets to consider Republican bill to kill regulations by doing nothing

The bill requires the Independent Fiscal Office to estimate the cost of the regulation. There is no requirement to calculate the environmental or economic benefits of a regulation or compare the cost to doing nothing.

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Pennsylvania House Republicans pass bill blocking environmental regulations; likely going to governor
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Pennsylvania House Republicans pass bill blocking environmental regulations; likely going to governor

House Republicans put the language from House Bill 2416 that would stop any proposed or final environmental or other state agency regulation from being finalized during the COVID-19 emergency into Senate Bill 327 and then passed the bill.

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New research seeks to address climate change’s impact on Nova Scotia’s air quality

New research seeks to address climate change’s impact on Nova Scotia’s air quality

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Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

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Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

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marine oil spills pollution

How a 2010 oil spill still shapes cleanup strategies today