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Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--
LNG Order
-- New Federal Administration Reverses LNG Gas Export Facility Permit Pause, Extends Comment Period On LNG Impact Study [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: New Administration Reverses Pause On New LNG Gas Export Project Permits [Helps Pave Way For Potential LNG Terminal In Philadelphia]
-- Bloomberg: Exxon: New US LNG Gas Supply Will Take Years To Start [2026-2027]
-- Bloomberg: New President Lifts Pause On LNG Gas Export Facility Permits
-- Reuters: New President Lifts Pause On LNG Gas Export Facility Permit Applications
Energy Emergency/Funding & Regulatory Freezes
-- New Federal Administration Issues Executive Order Declaring A National Energy Emergency; Order Repealing Other Energy, Climate Orders; Regulatory Freeze [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Billions Have Been Allocated To PA From Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure, Inflation Reduction Acts, New Administration Ordered Halt To Disbursements [Water Infrastructure, Mine Reclamation, Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging, $396 million in RISE PA decarbonization funding]
-- CanaryMedia.com: Executive Order Freezes Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act Funding For 90 Day Review [Water Infrastructure, Mine Reclamation, Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging, $396 million in RISE PA decarbonization funding]
-- The Hill: President Says He Will Use Energy Emergency Declaration To Approve Power Plants For AI Data Centers
-- Utility Dive: President Plans To Use Emergency Powers To Fast-Track Generation Co-Located With Data Centers [Which He Said Was ‘Largely’ His Idea]
-- AP: President Pumps Coal As Answer To AI Data Center Needs, But Any Boost Could Be Short-Lived
-- Bloomberg: Renewables Leader Next Era Expanding To Gas, Nuclear For AI Boom
-- AP: Big Tech Wants To Plug Data Centers Right Into Power Plants, Utilities Say It’s Not Fair [Talen/Amazon Data Center Deal]
-- AP Video: Big Tech Wants To Plug Data Centers Right Into Power Plants, Utilities Say It’s Not Fair [Talen/Amazon Data Center Deal]
-- PA Capital-Star: New Administration Puts DEI Staff On Paid Leave, Guts Environmental Justice Offices Across Federal Government
-- Bloomberg: New Administration Orders Agencies to Halt Spending From Federal Inflation Reduction Act, Eliminates Climate Corps
-- WHYY: Biden Administration Awarded Home Energy Rebate Money To PA [$260 Million] , DE, NJ In Final Days From Inflation Reduction Act Now Paused
-- Reading-Based EnerSys Completes Negotiation Of $199 Million DOE Funding To Develop Lithium-ion Battery GigaFactory In South Carolina
-- Financial Times: New Administration Halts More Than $300 Billion In US Green Infrastructure Funding
-- Reuters: New Administration’s Energy Actions On First Day
-- Reuters: New President Says To Unleash American Fossil Fuels, Halt Climate Cooperation
-- S&P Global: New President Declares Energy Emergency, Orders Policy Reviews To Boost Output
-- Williamsport Sun: Region’s Lawmakers Are Optimistic About The Future Of Energy Policy
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: A Step Closer To Sound Energy Policy With New Administration
-- Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition: Statement On Inauguration Of New President
-- Inside Climate News: Executive Orders On Energy, Climate Have Advocates On Edge; Much Will Depend On What Actions States Take
-- Washington Post Editorial: What ‘Energy Emergency’? US Is Not Facing An Energy Crisis Today, But President Could Create One [PDF of Article]
-- Environmental Defense Fund: Recent US Climate, Clean Energy Actions Will Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Deliver Trillions Of Dollars In Health, Climate Benefits
-- Warren Times/AP: President Pivots To Pro-Oil And Gas Policies, But Likes Renewable Geothermal
-- TribLive/AP: New President Says He’s Withdrawing The US From Paris Climate Agreement Again
Feds - NewsClips
-- Pennsylvania Deploys 40 Skilled Wildland Firefighters To Support California’s Battle Against Devastating Wildfires [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Approves $288.2 Million Investment In 39 Water Infrastructure Projects In 24 Counties; Almost All Federal Funding Now Frozen [PaEN]
-- Sen. Miller, Rep. Schweyer Secure More Than $11.7 Million In PennVEST Funding For PFAS Drinking Water Remediation In Emmaus, Lehigh County
-- MCall - Elizabeth DeOrnellas: Lehigh Valley Lawmakers Announce Federal Funds For PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup Of Emmaus Wells
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority To Receive $26 Million In PennVEST Funding
-- Altoona Mirror: 2 Blair County Wastewater Projects Get Funding
-- Registration Open! Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance June 4-5 Mine Pools As Beneficial Resources Conference At Bucknell University [PaEN]
-- NOAA Now Accepting Applications For K-12 Environmental Literacy Grants For Delaware Bay Watershed; Applicant Webinars [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Microplastics Now! Campaign Urges Pennsylvanians To Sign Petition To Monitor Microplastics As A Drinking Water Contaminant - By Kathy Cook, Food & Water Watch Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Discussed At Washington & Jefferson College Public Outreach Session
-- Lancaster Farming: FERC Denies Rehearing Of Susquehanna River Pump Hydroelectric Petition For Proposed Facility In York County
-- Broad+Liberty: US Senator McCormick Announces First PA Energy & Innovation Summit
-- New Castle News: US Senator McCormick Plans PA Energy Summit, Touts President’s Plan For Energy Dominance
-- LehighValleyLive: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Sewage Sludge Fertilizer May Pose Risk To Humans, EPA Warns
-- JD Supra: EPA Identifies Significant Concerns For Ag Producers Due To Biosolids That Contain PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Take Action Now! Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urging Watershed Citizens To Support Designation Of Eastern Hellbender As An Endangered Species [PaEN]
-- ‘Hellbender Defenders’ Say Endangered Species Listing For North America’s Largest Salamander Is Long Overdue [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun Letter: Endangered Listing Long Overdue For Eastern Hellbender - By Anna Pauletta, One Of Original Hellbender Defenders As A Student
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Receives Federal Funding To Expand Schuylkill River Trail
-- WHYY: Philly’s Rail Park Raises Millions For Next Phase From State, Federal Grants
[Posted: January 26, 2025]
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