Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--
New Federal Administration
-- Environmental Integrity Project: President Orders Hundreds Of Energy Emergency Reviews Of US Army Corps Of Engineers Project Permits, Including Dozens In PA [PaEN]
-- MCall Guest Essay: President’s Policies Spell Disaster For The Environment - By Kimberly Heiman, Muhlenberg College
-- Bloomberg: Stocks Of US LNG Gas Export Companies Drop Amid Talks Over Ending Ukraine War
-- Bloomberg: President Ends Climate Work Of Office Inside Homeland Security That Responds To Disasters
-- Utility Dive: President’s New Executive Order Brings Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Under White House Review, Approval Process For Regulations, Actions
-- Reuters: China’s Retaliation To President’s Tariffs Will Likely Kill US Coking, Metallurgical Coal Exports To China
Budget - Federal Funding
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Administration Taking ‘Aggressive Wait And See’ Approach To Federal Funding Freeze
-- Inquirer: PA Programs In Limbo From Federal Freeze Are All Environmental, Energy
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: President’s Attack On Environment, Climate Policy Having Immediate Impacts
-- The Center Square: 95% Of PEMA, PA Crisis Management Agency Budgets Comes From Federal Funds Now At Risk
-- Post-Gazette: PA Farmers Feel Federal Funding Pinch As Freeze Triggers Labor And Infrastructure Instability
-- The Allegheny Front: Could Solar For All Be Doomed In Pennsylvania?
-- Inquirer: President’s Funding Freeze Suspended Millions For Electric Cranes At Philly’s Port, Now Money Is Available Again
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Federal Cuts Thoughtlessly Target Jewels Of National And Local Heritage
Federal Employees Fired
-- CBS News: Federal Mine Safety Inspector In Western PA Has A Message For Elon Musk On Firing Federal Workers: ‘This Isn’t Just About A Government Budget - This Is Life And Death’
-- Warren Times: US Forest Service Layoffs May Affect Allegheny National Forest; Wildfire Prevention Staff Eliminated
-- Scranton Times: President’s Federal Firings Reach Steamtown National Historic Site
-- Gettysburg Connection: National Park Service Job Cuts Include Gettysburg
-- Inquirer: President’s Firings Reach Independence Hall, Other PA Natural Historic Sites
[Posted: February 23, 2025]
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