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Attorneys issue legal demand to Pa. to cut carbon emissions across the economy

Meghan Keely2026-02-09T11:11:32-05:00February 9th, 2026|

Pennsylvania must act to require industries across the economy to cut — and pay for — climate-warming pollution they release, a group led by prominent state environmental attorneys said in a legal demand to state regulators on Thursday. The coalition wants to compel Pennsylvania’s environmental rule-makers to create a program that puts a price and shrinking cap on allowable greenhouse gas emissions that would apply to a broad swath of pollution sources, including power plants, coal mines, factories and transportation fuels.

PIOGA Statement on Governor Shapiro’s 2026 Budget Address

Meghan Keely2026-02-03T13:57:11-05:00February 3rd, 2026|

Today, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro gave his annual budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly. As expected, the governor placed great emphasis on artificial intelligence and data center development, while also recognizing the continued affordability hardship that energy prices are placing on Pennsylvanians.

Devon, Coterra merge to create U.S. shale giant in $58 billion deal

Meghan Keely2026-02-02T12:35:13-05:00February 2nd, 2026|

Devon Energy and Coterra Energy on Monday announced a $58 billion all-stock merger to become a large-cap producer with a top position in the Permian Basin as the shale sector consolidates to cut costs and boost scale.

Energy Department Reins in Over $83 Billion in Biden-Era Loans and Conditional Commitments

Meghan Keely2026-01-27T09:42:00-05:00January 27th, 2026|

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that the Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) is restructuring, revising, or eliminating more than $83 billion in Green New Scam loans and conditional commitments from the Biden-era loan portfolio.

White House and governors pressure grid operator to boost power supply, slow electricity price hikes

Meghan Keely2026-01-20T12:58:57-05:00January 20th, 2026|

The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors on Friday tried to step up pressure on the operator of the nation’s largest electric grid to take urgent steps to boost power supplies and keep electricity bills from rising even higher.

Sen. Gene Yaw Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission

Meghan Keely2026-01-12T12:55:01-05:00January 12th, 2026|

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has been re-elected to chair the Pennsylvania delegation of the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC).

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