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Auditor General DePasquale Announces Plans For Special Report On Climate Change In PA
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On December 3, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced plans to prepare a special report exploring how Pennsylvania is responding to climate change in light of a failure by national leaders to recognize and act on the issue. DePasquale said his report will focus on state government’s response to climate change and steps that can better prepare the state for the future, noting that the problem will impact communities of all sizes. “Beyond the obvious public safety concerns related to flooding and infrastructure damage, a changing climate will impact health, transportation, agriculture, forestry, tourism – from farms to cities, a whole host of issues,” DePasquale said. “These factors all have the potential to create new burdens on taxpayers and disrupt our economy.” DePasquale criticized the Trump Administration for trying to bury its own climate change report by releasing it over Thanksgiving weekend, after which the White House immediately tried to cast doubt on the report’s scientific and economic conclusions. “Willful ignorance of scientific analysis is putting future generations at risk,” DePasquale said. “The challenges we face as a result of climate change will only get worse if we fail to adopt a strategic national action plan – it’s not a question of if or when; it’s already happening.” The federal report issued in late November included regional impact discussions. In the Northeast, the report specifically cited threats to public health and safety from extreme heat and flooding; concerns about severe weather impacts on the region’s aging power, water, sewer and transportation systems; and the impact of altered ecosystems on rural communities, farming, forestry and tourism. DePasquale said climate change is too important to be treated as a partisan issue. “Those who pretend climate change isn’t real are simply trying to protect the profits of industries that have only made the problem worse,” he added. “If their goal is to ‘play the long game’ by cynically wagering that they won’t be around to suffer the consequences of their greed, they should think about the mess they’re leaving behind for their own children and grandchildren.” DePasquale applauded the Senate Democratic Policy Committee and Senator-elect Lindsey Williams for holding a hearing in Pittsburgh last week on potential state-level actions on climate change. DePasquale will conduct his own hearings as part of developing the special report, which is expected to be completed by summer. For more information, visit the Office of Auditor General website. NewsClips: Cusick: Auditor General To Look At State Response To Climate Change Auditor General On Climate Change: Future Generations Will Ask Did They Do Something? Auditor General To Review Climate Change’s Likely Impact In PA AP: Gov. Wolf: Cap-And-Trade Climate Plan May Be Something PA Should Adopt AP: Gov. Wolf Eyes Greenhouse Gas Cap-And-Trade Climate Plan Cusick: Wolf On Climate Change: We Are Having Real Problems Legere: Draft PA Climate Plan Update Envisions Dramatic Shift In PA’s Energy Mix Role Of Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power Questioned In DEP Climate Plan Update Hopey: Paris To Pittsburgh Documentary Puts Pittsburgh In Leading Role In Climate Change Efforts Philly Affirms Commitment To Reduce Climate-Changing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Crable: 2018 Could Become Wettest In 104 Years Here’s What Made 2018 Wettest Year On Record In State College Area Letter: Are Local Governments Ready For Floods From A Warming Climate? Letter: Is It Time To Sell The Beach House? Op-Ed: Why It’s Important To Curtail Methane Leaks From Oil & Gas Facilities Editorial: We Must Act Aggressively And Immediately On Climate Change WVU Climate Conference: Switch From Coal To Gas To Reduce Emissions Portrait Of A Planet On The Verge Of Climate Catastrophe High Stakes As International Climate Conference Begins Climate Diaspora Trying To Save Paris Climate Agreement From Trump UN Chief: Climate Change Is Most Important Issue We Face Coal Looms Large As Climate Change Talks Begin In Poland Climate Talks Shift To Nitty-Gritty Details Of Paris Accord Global Carbon Emissions Jump To All-Time High In 2018 Climate Reality Check: Global Carbon Pollution Up In 2019 Why The Climate Change Problem Is Starting To Look Too Big To Solve [2015 Article] Holding Warming Under 2 Degrees C - It May Already Be Too Late EIA: U.S. Coal Consumption Lowest In 29 Years U.S. Clean Coal Program Fails To Deliver On Promised Smog Cuts EPA Outlines Rule Change To Encourage New Coal-Fired Power Plants EPA Announces Plan To Weaken Greenhouse Gas Rule Related Stories: Auditor General DePasquale Urges National Strategy On Climate Change Senate Climate Change Hearing: In The Absence Of Federal Leadership, PA Must Act Related Stories This Week: AP: Gov. Wolf: Cap-And-Trade Climate Plan May Be Something PA Should Adopt Role Of Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power Questioned In DEP Climate Plan Update PA Solar Center Invites Responses To RFP To Assist Nonprofit Groups In Converting To Solar Energy LancasterOnline Editorial: We Must Act Aggressively And Immediately On Climate Change [Posted: Dec. 3, 2018] |
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