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Josh Shapiro proposes state climate program to replace RGGI, and asks for new renewable energy goals

Shapiro estimates the proposals would save ratepayers $250 million over five years and create 14,500 jobs.

By Rachel McDevitt

If you made clean energy upgrades in 2023, it might be time to claim your tax credit

This tax season, people can claim credits for clean energy and EV purchases from 2023.

By Rachel McDevitt

Old trees, heavy rain and high heat are climate concerns for Harrisburg neighbors

We met with four neighbors in Harrisburg’s Allison Hill to learn about climate effects.

By Rachel McDevitt

Pa. gains new abandoned gas wells as it sets records capping old ones

The state awarded more than $23 million in contracts to plug wells in 2023.

By Rachel McDevitt

Pa. environmental, religious and other groups criticize Shapiro plan for ignoring climate change

More than 100 advocacy groups say Shapiro’s “fossil fuels-first all-of-the-above energy strategy” does not move at the speed of climate change.

By Rachel McDevitt

Climate change could contribute to honey declines, study says

Penn State researchers looked at 50 years worth of data on honey production by state as a way of measuring how the landscape of available flowers has shifted over that time.

By Rachel McDevitt

Top stories of 2023: RGGI struck down by court, appeal pending

The saga of Pennsylvania trying to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is stretching into a fifth year.

By Rachel McDevitt

Pa. will have two years to update methane rules to match EPA

Environmental groups are applauding the United States’ move to cut methane leaks at oil and gas sites.

By Rachel McDevitt

Analysis says clean energy dollars are flowing into Pa., but results remain to be seen

The Inflation Reduction Act put a lot of money toward clean energy measures meant to address climate change.

By Rachel McDevitt
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