A proposed regulation would require better monitoring and control of emissions at existing oil and gas wells and related sites.
A 16-year-old climate activist says she is trying to find “ways that we can continue to push Joe Biden … to adopt the progressive and bold policies that we know are necessary if he’s going to get the strength and the power of of young voters.”
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Reid Frazier The Democratic governor said the prohibition, in a bill passed along party lines by the GOP-led legislature, would violate the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches, and would halt an essential government operation.
The EPA’s new rule reverses 50 years of practice regarding how states protect water supplies from large infrastructure projects.
The forests of today will not be the forests of tomorrow.
Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed budget included $5 million to hire more staff at DEP and DCNR.
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EPA says Pennsylvania has the largest commitment to reduce nitrogen among bay states.
Fewer cars, less coal-powered electricity, and industrial shutdowns combined with a cool and breezy spring has improved air quality in many areas.
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Susan Phillips 
Companies use EPA formulas that base emissions on the equipment in use. But the Environmental Defense Fund says when you measure leaks in the field, they’re “always much higher” than the estimates.
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