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Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--
EPA Deregulation For Industry
-- Bipartisan Group Of 51 Former EPA Officials Send Letter To Congress Saying Deep Cuts To The Agency Would Threaten 50 Years Of Environmental Progress [PaEN]
-- New York Times Guest Essay: Three Former EPA Leaders - You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone - By William K. Reilly, Christine Todd Whitman & Gina McCarthy
-- Inside Climate News: EPA Considers Giving Oil & Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ To Dispose Of Their Highly Toxic Wastewater
-- The Guardian: EPA Aims To Cut Pollution Rules Projected To Save Nearly 200,000 Lives: ‘Real People Will Be Hurt’
-- NYT: President Aims To Eliminate EPA’s Scientific Research Arm
-- National Catholic Reporter Editorial: We Must Oppose President’s Immoral Environmental Agenda
-- Environmental Defense Fund Files Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Unlawful Delay Of Climate Pollution Reporting
-- EPA: What They Are Saying: Praise All Around For EPA’s Greatest And Most Consequential Day Of Deregulation In US History
-- EPA: ICYMI: Exclusive Coverage On EPA’s Historic Day Of Regulation
-- EPA: What They Are Saying: Leaders Applaud EPA’s Historic Deregulatory Actions To Power The Great American Comeback [PA Cong. John Joyce (R-PA)]
New Federal Administration
-- DailyMail: President Moves To ‘Immediately’ Open ‘Hundreds’ Of Coal-Fired Power Plants Across The US To Counter China
-- Bloomberg: President Vows To Authorize Coal-Fired Power Plants To Counter China
-- Reuters: President Invokes Emergency Powers To Boost US Critical Minerals Production
-- AP: US Judge Blocks President From Clawing Back $14 Billion In Green Bank Climate/Energy Grants
-- Bloomberg: Top Leaders Flee Federal Pipeline Safety Agency As President Pushes To Build
-- Wall Street Journal: Oil/Gas Companies Seek President’s Help To Thwart Climate Lawsuits, State Climate Superfund Laws [PDF of Article ]
-- The Hill: Texas Workers Face Mounting Dangers In The Heart Of America’s Greatest Oil & Gas Boom [Part I]
-- The Hill: Deregulation Push By President, Texas Republicans Sparks Hope And Fear In The Oil & Gas Fields [Part II]
-- The Hill: Texans Grapple With Rising Toxic Pollution As Oil, Gas Production Booms [Part III]
-- The Legal Intelligencer: ‘Why Are You Remaining Silent?’ Some Clients Expect Big Law Public Response On President’s Actions [PDF of Article]
-- Inquirer: PA Mushroom Industry Faces Urgent Labor Shortage; New Restrictive Immigration Policies Will Make It Worse
Federal Funding Cuts, Freeze
-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Joins Lawsuit To Restore Federal Funding To Farmers; March 26 Online Town Meeting [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Federal Office Of Surface Mining In PA To Close, Staff Cut, May Significantly Impact Abandoned Mine Reclamation Efforts In PA [PDF of Article]
-- WTAE: DOGE Targets Shutdown Of Federal Offices In Western PA, Including 3 Mine Safety & Health Administration Offices
-- Spotlight PA: Federal Money To Plug PA’s Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners Is Unfrozen, But Federal Uncertainty Plagues Contractors
-- Citizens Voice: Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Calls FEMA Canceling National Fire Academy Classes ‘Demoralizing’
-- Reading Eagle: Federal Funding Uncertainties Affecting Farming Community In Berks
-- Bipartisan Group Of 51 Former EPA Officials Send Letter To Congress Saying Deep Cuts To The Agency Would Threaten 50 Years Of Environmental Progress [PaEN]
-- New York Times Guest Essay: Three Former EPA Leaders - You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone - By William K. Reilly, Christine Todd Whitman & Gina McCarthy
-- Pittsburgh Business Times Editorial: Uncertainty Around Federal Funding Having Big Impact ‘Instability, Uncertainty And Indiscriminate Direction Are The Antithesis Of Best Practices’] [PDF of Article]
-- PA Capital-Star: President’s Cuts To Federal Workers Have Taken Their Toll On PA, More Are Coming
-- Inquirer: 425+ Campsites Across PA Are Closed Indefinitely Due To Federal Cuts At Raystown Lake, Seven Points, Susquehannock, Nancy’s Boat-to-Shore Campgrounds, Tompkins Campground on Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes
-- LancasterOnline: Raystown Lake Federal Recreation Area Campgrounds To Close Due To Federal Hiring Freeze In Huntingdon County
-- Altoona Mirror: Part Of Raystown Lake Federal Recreation Area Camps To Close Due To Staff Cuts
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Our National Parks Are National Treasurers DOGE Must Not Cut - By John Plonski
-- Erie Times: Erie-Based IRG/newBin Suspends Collection Of Plastics For Recycling; Federal Funding Uncertain
-- TribLive Letter: Unfreeze The Energy, Climate Benefits Of Federal Inflation Reduction Act - By Bruce Cooper, Slippery Rock Chapter Of Citizens’ Climate Lobby
-- Inquirer: White House Says ‘Gov. Shapiro Is Lying’ About How His Trip To White House Unfroze $2.1 Billion In Federal Funds For Pennsylvania; Shapiro Lawsuit Over Funding Still Pending
[Posted: March 23, 2025]
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