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Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--
EPA Deregulation For Industry
-- President Issues Executive Orders Requiring 1 Year Sunset Dates On Existing Regulations Affecting Energy; Identifying Regulations Limiting Competition [PaEN]
-- President Signs Executive Orders Directing US Attorney General To Take Action Against States Impeding Domestic Energy Production; Rescinds Policies Transition Away From Coal; Lifts Toxics Standards For Coal Power Plants [PaEN]
-- AP-Marc Levy: President’s New Energy Order Puts State’s Climate Law In The Crosshairs Of The US Dept. Of Justice [PA Included]
-- Reuters: President Issues Order To Block State Climate, Clean Energy Policies
-- PA Capital-Star: President Attack On State Climate Laws Likely Doomed, But Attempts To Yank Funds May Be Next
-- E&ENews/Politico: President Declares War On State Climate, Clean Energy Laws
-- TribLive: Federal Mine Safety, Research Offices In PA Targeted For Closure As President Touts Coal
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: Federal Mine Safety Silica Rule ‘Temporarily’ Paused, Further Gutting Protections For Coal Miners
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Republican Con. Meuser Applauds President’s Order To Reinvigorate ‘Clean’ Coal
-- WESA/WVIA: Advocates, Environmentalists Split As President Signs Orders To Bolster Coal Industry
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Coal Industry Hopes President’s Executive Orders Will Revitalize Sector Amid Challenges
-- Utility Dive: President Aims To Boost Coal, In Part By Ordering Power Plants To Stay Open
-- Inside Climate News: President’s Executive Orders Aim To Keep Coal Power Plants Alive, Despite Climate, Economic Costs
-- AP: President Signs Executive Orders To Boost Coal, A Reliable But Polluting Energy Source
-- Reuters: President Signs Executive Orders To Boost US Coal As Power Demand Rises
-- Forbes: President Signs Executive Orders Aimed At Resurrecting Coal
-- E&ENews/Politico: President Inks Orders To Resurrect US Coal
-- The Hill: Despite The President’s Embrace Of The Fossil Fuels, Some Moves Rankle Industry
New Federal Administration
-- The Guardian: Fear Spreads As President Targets Lawyers And Nonprofits In Takedown
-- The Guardian: US Intensifies Crackdown On Peaceful Protest Under President
-- AP: National Weather Service No Longer Translating Products For Non-English Speakers; Risks Missing Life-Saving Warnings About Extreme Weather
-- White House Fact Sheet: President Makes America’s Showers Great Again
President’s Tariffs
-- PA Capital-Star: Amid President’s Tariff Uncertainty, Shapiro Tells Farmers ‘We Have Their Backs’
-- PennLive: PA Farmers Await Impact Of Tariffs As Shapiro Slams President’s Trade Policy At Lobbying Event
-- Inquirer: When USDA Froze Grant Funds, PASA Sustainable Agriculture And Small East Coast Farms, Were Left Holding The Bag, Now They’re Suing
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Farmers Split On Whether President’s Tariffs Will Benefit Their Operations
-- KDKA: PA Farmers View President’s Trade War As A ‘Double-Edged Sword’
-- Financial Times: US Bicycle Prices Will Rise ‘Up To 50%’ As China Trade War Escalates
-- Reuters: President Forges Ahead With 104% Tariffs On China, Says Willing To Talk To Other Countries
-- AP: China Retaliates With 84% Tariffs On US Goods After President Imposes 104% Tariff On Chinese Goods
Federal Funding Cuts, Freeze
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Farm Conservation Work In Chesapeake Region Hit Hard By Federal Funding Freeze
-- Warren Times Editorial: Wrong Way To Balance Federal Budget - Cutting Farmer, Food Bank Funding
-- Erie Times: Federal Budget Cuts Could Find Second Harvest Looking For New Sources Of Food
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Protect Public Lands To Protect Local Businesses And Communities - By Silas Chamberlin, DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council & York County Economic Alliance [Federal Recreation Cuts]
-- MCall Guest Essay: Preserving Our Parks Invests In Nature And The Nation - By Kiera Shellhammer, Citizens Climate Lobby
-- Spotlight PA: Critics Fear President’s Logging Order Will Harm Mature Trees, Endangered Species In PA’s Only National Forest [Allegheny National Forest]
-- TribLive: President Orders National Parks To Remain Open Amid Staffing Shortages
-- WHYY: Philly May Lose Federal Wastewater System Improvement Funding To Protect Drinking Water, Shifting Costs To Ratepayers
-- Scranton Times: FEMA Funding Cut Erases $2.5 Million For 21 Flood Buyouts In City
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Republican Con. Bresnahan Writes FEMA To Reinstate Building Resilient Infrastructure And Communities Grant Program
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Eliminating Federal BRIC Flood Resilience Program Lacks Economic Foresight, Good Sense
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Popular LIHEAP Low-Income Energy Assistance Still Has Federal Funding, For Now
-- The Center Square: LIHEAP Utility Bill Assistance Program Hit By Federal Staff Cuts
-- Inquirer: From Infrastructure To Playgrounds, $263 Million In Federal Funding For PA Projects Vanished In Congress’ Budget Battle
-- TribLive: Federal Mine Safety, Research Offices In PA Targeted For Closure As President Touts Coal
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: Federal Mine Safety Silica Rule ‘Temporarily’ Paused, Further Gutting Protections For Coal Miners
-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman, Other Senators: Deep Cuts In Coal Mine Health & Safety Agency Threatens Miners
-- Post-Gazette: Coal Miners’ Health, Safety On Chopping Block Amid Drastic Federal Staffing Cuts
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Fetterman, McCormick Must Defend Federal Program That Connects Farmers, Food Banks - By Second Harvest Food Bank
-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Federal Funding Freeze For Pennsylvania Farmers Is A Blow To Cleaner Waterways - By Jullia Krall, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Post-Gazette: US Supreme Court Halts Order To Rehire Probationary Federal Workers Fired By President
[Posted: April 13, 2025]
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