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Tom Wolf signs $2 billion tax package that encourages natural gas production in Pa.
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Tom Wolf signs $2 billion tax package that encourages natural gas production in Pa.

Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a $2 billion tax credit package for the hydrogen production, milk processing, and biomedical research industries into law, capping months of quiet negotiations between the Democrat and top Republicans in the General Assembly.

Pa. communities seek solutions to increased flooding risks often caused by climate change
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Pa. communities seek solutions to increased flooding risks often caused by climate change

Climate change is expected to make Pennsylvania warmer and wetter, with rain falling in more intense bursts. Because of that, floodwaters are now showing up outside those flood zones designated by the federal government.

Politics
Gov. Wolf vetoes bid to block all-electric building codes in Pennsylvania
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Gov. Wolf vetoes bid to block all-electric building codes in Pennsylvania

The Democratic governor said the legislation takes away “local decision-making” from municipalities that are looking to address climate change.
Impacts
Poll: 75% of Pennsylvanians accept evidence of climate change
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Poll: 75% of Pennsylvanians accept evidence of climate change

A new statewide poll shows three quarters of Pennsylvanians accept that global warming is happening.

Politics
House environmental chair says he won’t run for reelection
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House environmental chair says he won’t run for reelection

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe has boosted fossil fuels and denied climate change.

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Pitt study: World plastics trade accounts for 350M metric tons of CO2
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Pitt study: World plastics trade accounts for 350M metric tons of CO2

Plastic traded between countries has the carbon footprint of a mid-sized European country. By 2050, it will account for 15% of the world's greenhouse gases.
Causes
Gov. Wolf’s carbon-pricing plan stalled by legal disagreement
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Gov. Wolf’s carbon-pricing plan stalled by legal disagreement

The Wolf administration says the regulation to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative should be published now; the Republican-led legislature says it has ‘many months’ to review the rule.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Big Oil partners with clean energy to advance geothermal energy

Big Oil partners with clean energy to advance geothermal energy

Urban heat forest planting

Louisville uses trees to tackle urban heat and health disparities

legal rights for nature

Ecuador’s forest win sets global precedent for nature’s legal rights

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Cancer Alley Louisiana

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

CLIMATE
Judge halts methane regulation in five states over states' rights dispute

Judge halts methane regulation in five states over states' rights dispute