Pennsylvania and the Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, designed to begin to address the consequences of climate change. The...
View ArticleCoal, Carbon, and Compliance: Why Pennsylvania’s EPA Regulations Bill Isn’t...
Pennsylvania’s legislature finished off its fall session with a bill on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. At a time when climate leadership, not obstructionism, is called for, it’s no step forward. But it’s...
View ArticleAn Energy State in Transition: Pennsylvania Can Be a Renewable Energy Leader
In many ways, the Keystone State is the epicenter of the energy transition underway in this country. Historically an important coal producer, Pennsylvania remains the fifth largest coal-producing...
View ArticlePennsylvania Governor Proposes Big Investments in Renewable Energy and...
Today, in his first budget address as Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf proposed $325 million in investments in the state’s energy sector, including significant investments in wind, solar, and energy...
View ArticlePennsylvania Can Continue its Leadership Role on the Clean Power Plan
Last week the Supreme Court put a hold on the Clean Power Plan. Importantly, the legal stay does not prevent states from moving ahead with formulating compliance plans as the legal merits of the plan...
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