The Department of Environmental Protection’s new leader emphasized his management experience during a hearing on the agency’s proposed budget. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports Gov. Josh Shapiro is asking for a 9% raise for DEP.
Democrats narrowly control the state House for the first time in more than a decade, and that means a shift in priorities for the committees that first take up new legislation.
Pennsylvania’s natural gas production in 2022 declined for the first time in a decade. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt has more on a recent report.
Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom of states when it comes to generating renewable energy. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt has more on a recent analysis and what advocates hope to see.
Gov. Josh Shapiro appealed to bipartisan environmental causes in his budget address, like plugging old oil and gas wells that leak methane. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports his budget plan also includes a more controversial program.