Longtime environmental official on Pennsylvania election results: People will need to be ‘as tenacious as the industry’

Kara HolsoppleNovember 8, 2024

David Hess, former Secretary of the Pa. DEP and author of an environmental blog, weighs in on the split legislature and Republican attorney general.

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What can we expect from a Trump administration? Our reporters weigh in.

The Allegheny FrontNovember 7, 2024

Our reporters say expect fossil fuels to be a huge focus, with the promise of "drill, baby, drill," slashing climate funding and gutting environmental regulations.

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Trump has derided Biden’s landmark climate programs. Would he ditch hydrogen?

Reid FrazierOctober 25, 2024

Hydrogen has support from one favored Trump industry: fossil fuels. But will Republicans keep the lucrative hydrogen subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act if they regain power?

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Biden-era solar program for lower-income homeowners could be ‘in jeopardy’ under a Trump administration

Reid FrazierOctober 18, 2024

A new pilot program in Pennsylvania seeks to put solar on low and moderate-income homes, but could face problems scaling up if Trump wins.

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Volunteers knock on doors to create climate ‘super-voters’ in Pennsylvania

Sophia SchmidtOctober 8, 2024

The Environmental Voter Project targets people who are passionate about climate and the environment, but rarely or never vote.

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Pa. Senate votes to repeal climate program known as RGGI

Rachel McDevittSeptember 18, 2024

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a cap and trade program. Pennsylvania would join 10 other states to cut carbon from power plants.

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Here’s what Harris and Trump said about climate change in Tuesday’s debate

Sophia SchmidtSeptember 13, 2024

Trump said little about his plans, while Harris bragged about both clean energy investments and gas production.

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Fact check: A president can’t ban fracking in Pennsylvania

Susan PhillipsSeptember 11, 2024

Former President Donald Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban fracking if elected president. Could she do that?

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How are Pennsylvania’s lawmakers doing when it comes to the environment?

Reid FrazierSeptember 4, 2024

The Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania's scorecard rates each legislator's vote on bills that the group considers pro or anti-environmental.

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Pa. Supreme Court collecting briefs in RGGI case

Rachel McDevittAugust 15, 2024

The court is considering written arguments in the case over whether a program to cut pollution from power plants should be allowed in Pennsylvania.

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