The EPA will hold off on regulating carbon emissions from existing natural gas plants. The new rule will cover coal-fired and new gas-fired power plants.
The effort will help municipal governments in a 10-county region access the billions of dollars available from the Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure law.
The proposed budget includes $50 million for the Whole-Home Repairs program that provides grants for things like climate-friendly heat pumps and basic home repairs.
A year after a major methane leak from an underground storage reservoir in western Pennsylvania, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the U.S.
The money will help lower transportation emissions in Pennsylvania, which make up more than 20 percent of the state’s overall greenhouse gas emissions.