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Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--
New Federal Administration
-- President Forms National Energy Dominance Council To Promote Oil, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Refined Petroleum Products, Uranium, Coal, Biofuels, Geothermal Heat, Kinetic Movement Of Flowing Water, Critical Minerals [PaEN]
-- Wall Street Journal: US Oil, Gas Frackers And Saudi Officials Tell President They Won’t Drill More No Matter How Many Regulations Are Rolled Back, Prices Are Too Low [PDF of article]
-- AP: President Creates Council For ‘Energy Dominance,’ Boosts Natural Gas Exports And Offshore Drilling
-- WSJ: US Imposes 10% Tariff On Canadian Oil, Gas, 25% On Other Products [PDF of Article] [United Refining In Warren Uses 70,000 Barrels Of Canadian Oil A Day ] [Tariff Temporarily Suspended]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Chinese Tariffs On US Exports Of Natural Gas, Coal, Energy To China Bring Deja Vu To Local Players
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA Can’t Cede Bipartisan Clean Energy Progress To President’s Fossil Fuel Focus - Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA
-- Scientific American: President Gives EPA One Week To Decide On Abandoning Its Authority To Regulate Climate Pollution Under Federal Clean Air Act
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: President Takes Another Step To Stop Plan To Building Electric Vehicle Charging Sites
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Will Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Survive As President Takes Aim At Clean Energy?
-- PennLive Guest Essay: How To Find Climate Data Science The New Federal Administration Removed From Government Websites
-- The Guardian: President Signs Order Bringing Back Plastic Straws In Federal Agencies Claiming Paper Ones ‘Explode’
-- AP: Efforts To Put Carbon Dioxide Underground Face Less Support In New Republican Administration
-- NYT: President Killed A Major Report On National Assessment Of Land, Water, Wildlife; Authors Trying To Publish It Anyway
Funding - Federal
-- Gov. Shapiro Files Lawsuit Challenging President's Unconstitutional Federal Funding Freeze In Order to Protect PA Interests; Mine Reclamation, Conventional Well Plugging, Many Other Funds At Risk [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Republican Attorney General Dave Sunday OKs Shapiro Lawsuit On Federal Funding Freeze
-- Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Includes Energy Plan; Funding To Make-up Deficit In Oil & Gas Program; New State Park, Trail Initiative; Over $6.2 Billion In Federal Funding At Risk For DEP, DCNR, PennVEST [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: Abandoned Mine Cleanup Disrupted By Ongoing Freeze In Federal Funding [Defying Court Orders] [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: Tell Congress To Preserve Federal Funding For Rural Communities [PaEN]
-- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Continuing Federal Funding Freeze Hurting Farmers-- Honor Legal Obligations [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: Federal Freeze On Solar For All Grant Leaves Pennsylvania In The Dark [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline/WITF: President Freezes Rural Energy For America Grant Program Reimbursements, Farmers Hurt
-- PA Environmental Educators Urge Action In Response To New Federal Directives Impacting Environmental Education; Take National Survey Gathering Insights From Educators [PaEN]
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: President Takes Another Step To Stop Plan To Building Electric Vehicle Charging Sites
-- The Allegheny Front: What President’s Halt Of $5 Billion EV Charging Program Could Mean For PA
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Climate Programs Hit By Federal Spending Freeze, Governor Says In Lawsuit vs. President
-- PennLive: Confusion Over President’s Plan To Cut Budget, Cull Federal Workers Spreads To Central PA
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Nonprofits, States Scramble As President Pauses Funding For Many Chesapeake Bay Restoration Programs
-- PublicNewsService.com: PA Replacing Lead Water Pipes To Ensure Safe Drinking Water [Note: This funding is under review as a result of President’s Executive Order.]
-- Bloomberg: EPA Seeking To Claw Back $20 Billion In Awards From Federal Climate Law
-- Grist: President’s Push For ‘Efficiency’ May Destroy The EPA; What Does That Mean For You?
-- WHYY: President’s Funding Freeze Could Leave Communities On Their Own As Climate Threats Grow
-- TribLive: Butler County Federal Storage Facility In An Old Mine In Spotlight After Musk Mention
-- Post-Gazette: Illinois Governor Delays $1.2 Billion Great Lakes Invasive Carp Project Over Concerns President Won’t Cover Federal Share
-- Politico: US Forest Service Fires 3,400 Probationary Employees After ‘Deferred Resignation’ Deadline Passes
-- Bloomberg: President’s Hiring Freeze Throws Wildfire Fighters Into Disarray
-- Post-Gazette: Illinois Governor Delays $1.2 Billion Great Lakes Invasive Carp Project Over Concerns President Won’t Cover Federal Share
-- NYT: EPA Still Has Grants Frozen Despite 2 Federal Court Orders To End The Freeze
-- AP: Federal Appeals Court Won’t Halt Judge’s Order Requiring President To Unfreeze All Federal Cash
-- CNN: Billions In Federal Funding Remain Frozen Despite Federal Court Orders To Keep The Taps Open
-- AP: White House Says Federal Judges Going Against President’s Actions Are Provoking A ‘Constitutional Crisis’
Federal Employees Fired
-- The Hill: EPA Fires 388 Probationary Employees
-- EPA Places 171 DEIA And Environmental Justice Employees On Administrative Leave
-- The Hill: Dept. Of The Interior Fires 2,300 Employees Who Were On Probationary Status
-- Reuters: Sweeping US Dept. Of Energy Layoffs Of Up To 2,000 Hit Nuclear Weapons, Radiation Waste Sites, Funding Offices, Hydro Plants, National Labs
[Posted: February 16, 2025]
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