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January 23, 2024 | 5:51 PM

Heavy duty diesel vehicles to be replaced with electric through grant program funded by Volkswagen settlement

The money is slated for electric garbage trucks, freight trucks, and delivery vehicles, as well as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and charging stations.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
August 8, 2023 | 9:56 AM

The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism

By Tom Krisher/The Associated Press
Updated: May 24, 2023 | 5:27 pm

Pennsylvania high court to consider plan to make power plants pay for greenhouse gas emissions

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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April 12, 2023 | 12:38 PM

Why the U.S. is seeking the toughest-ever rules for vehicle emissions

By Camila Domonoske/ NPR
December 6, 2022 | 11:50 AM

Pa. announces money to help get dirty diesel trucks out of high-traffic communities

By Sophia Schmidt/ WHYY
July 5, 2022 | 5:07 AM

In light of EPA court ruling, new focus on states’ power

States can cut emissions from power plants in a handful of direct and indirect ways.

By Kathleen Ronayne/The Associated Press
July 1, 2022 | 5:00 AM

SCOTUS EPA ruling a set-back for climate regulations, but Pennsylvania retains power to set limits, lawyers say

Pennsylvania has its own law governing air pollution that gives the state Department of Environmental Protection authority.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
June 1, 2020 | 5:50 AM

Wolf Administration advances proposed emission limits on thousands of oil and gas sites

A proposed regulation would require better monitoring and control of emissions at existing oil and gas wells and related sites.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
February 10, 2020 | 9:23 AM

Penn says it won’t invest directly in some fossil fuels. For students, that’s not enough

The Philadelphia university is moving its investments away from carbon-intensive energy sources and toward cleaner ones.

By Hannah Chinn/WHYY
January 29, 2020 | 2:49 PM

GOP senators concerned about emissions capping program, skeptical about climate change

“When the price of gas goes up, if effects more rural Pennsylvanians because we don’t have the luxury of walking outside and catching a bus or train,” said Sen. Kim Ward.

By Kathleen Davis/WESA
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