A Pennsylvania environmental group is touting electric vehicles as both cost-effective for drivers and a means to address climate change. Keystone State motorists appear to be embracing the transition to EVs, with registrations surging 82% last year, to nearly 43,000. Elizabeth Gore, senior vice president of political affairs for the Environmental Defense Fund, said car companies have made billions of dollars in commitments to help drive down EV prices. .
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Planting a tree might seem like a small gesture, but the sheer scale of a $1.5 billion effort nationwide will reach all the way to Las Vegas and help to green up some older neighborhoods.
Congress allocated billions of dollars in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug orphaned well sites across the country, and Pennsylvania is one of the states to receive the help. The Keystone State is eligible to receive $188 million in Phase One formula grants, which are grants states do not have to compete for, but for which they must still apply and meet certain criteria. Pennsylvania plans to plug 227 wells. .
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new guidance to increase community resilience against extreme temperatures and weather. Nevada leaders say climate change is already affecting all aspects of life in the Silver State. A recent Climate Central study named Reno as the fastest-warming city in the country, with Las Vegas coming in a close second. .