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Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--
New Federal Administration
-- WPost: EPA Tells White House To Strike Down Landmark Climate Endangerment Finding Saying Greenhouse Gases Pose Threat To Public Health
-- Bloomberg: President’s EPA Plts Single Strike Against US Climate Rules By Rewriting 2009 Finding Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public Health
-- EPA Administrator Celebrates First Month Accomplishments
-- E&ENews/Politico: President Darkens Financial Outlook For Clean Tech Companies - Solar, Wind, Battery
-- Bloomberg: US House Votes To Repeal Methane Fee On Oil, Gas Producers, Ends Incentive To Control Leaks
-- Reuters: Congress Kills Biden Era Methane Fee On Oil, Gas Producers
-- Evangelical Environmental Network: Congress Repeals Cost-Effective Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Program Safeguarding Children's Health [PaEN]
-- MCall Guest Essay: PA Will Benefit From Tighter Methane Emissions Standards For Oil & Gas Industry - By John Walliser, PA Environmental Council
-- Forbes: How LNG Gas Exports Will Define US Energy Policy Under New President; US Gas Market May Become More Vulnerable To Price Volatility In Global Gas Market Straining States That Rely On Natural Gas For Power Generation
-- AP: President’s Tariffs On Mexico, Canada To Start March 4 [Will Impact United Refining In Warren That Uses Canadian Oil ]
-- Bloomberg: President Wants Canada’s Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Built ‘Now;’ Pipeline Developer Says It Has ‘Moved On’
Budget - Federal Funding
-- Gov. Shapiro Announced Federal Funds Identified In State Lawsuit Are No Longer Frozen - Mine Reclamation, Conventional Well Plugging, Water Infrastructure [PaEN]
-- AP: Gov. Shapiro Says Billions In Federal Funding Now Unfrozen
-- PA Capital-Star: Uncertainty Remains For Programs In PA Impacted By Federal Funding Freeze, Despite Reversal
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: $2.1 Billion In Federal Funding Restored In PA After State’s Lawsuit, But Other Funding For State-Administered Programs May Be At Risk
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: President’s Federal Funding Freeze Brought Some Abandoned Mine Cleanups In PA To A Standstill
-- Politico.com: White House Now Says President Meant He Will Cut 65% Of EPA’s Budget, Not Staff
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: President's Proposed 65% Cut In EPA Budget, Coming Mass Layoffs Spell Disaster For Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Some Federal Funding For States Freed, But Large Amounts Of Federal Funding For Others Still Stalled
-- The Center Square: Congressional Lawmakers Relaunch Chesapeake Bay Task Force To Bolster Cleanup Efforts
-- LancasterOnline: PA Ag Secretary ‘Nervous’ Over Federal Funds For Food Access, Animal Health, Environmental Conservation
-- WESA: Amid Frozen Forestry Funds, Pittsburgh’s Faith Leaders Called To Become Environmental Shepherds
-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Taking Action On Federal Funding Freeze
-- The Allegheny Front: Pennsylvania Farm Group Faces Layoffs Amid Federal Funding Freeze
-- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Tell Your Members Of Congress To Unfreeze Agriculture Funds Now
-- Inquirer: President Freezes National Park Money For Valley Forge Forest Management
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsoppple: Conservationists Raise Alarm Over Federal Employee Firings
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Cuts Raise Concerns Over Wildfire Fighting, Forest Management
-- Warren Times Letter: Job Reductions At Allegheny National Forest Will Take Toll On Warren County
-- The Guardian: US Public Land Stewards Decry Firings, Loss Of Knowledge: ‘Erased Generations Of Talent’
-- PennLive: Fmr DCNR, National Heritage Area Director Brenda Barrett Protests Cuts To National Parks: They Are ‘Endangering Our Crown Jewels’
-- PennLive Guest Essay: If You Care About National Parks, Forests, Tell Congress To Stop President’s Cuts Now - By Douglas Austen, Fmr Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director
-- Observer-Reporter: ‘Everybody Is Going To Be Impacted’ By Federal Layoffs, Cuts [PDF of Article]
-- Warren Times Editorial: Not A Big Fan Of Celebrating President’s Cuts: People Receiving Pink Slips In Our Region Work Each Day To Earn A Paycheck To Support Their Families, It’s Just Adding To The Unemployment Rolls
Federal Employees Fired
-- Reuters: EPA Administrator Planning To Cut 65% Of Agency’s Workforce
-- Politico.com: White House Now Says President Meant He Will Cut 65% Of EPA’s Budget, Not Staff
-- AP: President Sets Stage For Large-Scale Federal Worker Layoffs In New Memo Covering Career Officials With Civil Service Protection
-- AP: Federal Judge Finds Mass Firing Of Federal Probationary Workers Were Likely Unlawful
-- Bloomberg: Federal Pipeline Safety Agency’s Senior Leaders Exit Amid Presidential Push [PHMSA]
-- AP: Hundreds Of NOAA Weather Forecasters Fired In Latest Wave Of DOGE Cuts
-- WESA: How Federal Layoffs Are Impacting Pittsburgh Workers: ‘No Rhyme Or Reason’
-- Warren Times: USDA Confirms Layoffs Coming To Allegheny National Forest
-- Observer-Reporter: Former National Park Employees Weigh In On Firings
-- Observer-Reporter: ‘Everybody Is Going To Be Impacted’ By Federal Layoffs, Cuts [PDF of Article]
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsoppple: Conservationists Raise Alarm Over Federal Employee Firings
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Cuts Raise Concerns Over Wildfire Fighting, Forest Management
-- Warren Times Letter: Job Reductions At Allegheny National Forest Will Take Toll On Warren County
-- Warren Times Editorial: Not A Big Fan Of Celebrating President’s Cuts: People Receiving Pink Slips In Our Region Work Each Day To Earn A Paycheck To Support Their Families, It’s Just Adding To The Unemployment Rolls
[Posted: March 2, 2025]
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