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Climate forecast ups the ante, time for Pennsylvania to shift to clean energy
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The Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment 2021 released on May 5 affirms what Pennsylvanians already witness: rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events, be they dangerously hot summer days or unhinged deluges that crater infrastructure, destroy homes or crops in a flash. Recall the devastating storms of 2018 that cost $144 million in reported damages and $125 million in harm to state-maintained infrastructure.
The state assessment is one in a series in recent years and relies on federal, state and local data to project climate trends. The key takeaways? If no action is taken to curb the greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say fuel global warming, experts predict Pennsylvania’s average annual temperature will rise 5.9 degrees by mid-century. Extreme heat, days where temperatures exceed 90 degrees,
PennDOT Airport Funding Aims to Improve Economic, Operational Activity
Wolf speaks at a past press conference. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
In an effort to expand economic and operational capacity, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has invested $10 million in airports.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced state grant funding, which will be directed to 12 airports, on May 12. The grants were issued through PennDOT’s Aviation Transportation Assistance Program, which directs dollars from the state’s General Fund to public-use airports for improving aviation infrastructure.
“Aviation plays a vital role in keeping our state’s economy moving,” Wolf said. “These investments will help Pennsylvania’s airports operate safely, expand to meet current demands and sustain growth well into the future.”
South Middleton township awarded $3 million in state funds to acquire private airport PennLive.com 5/14/2021 Jana Benscoter, pennlive.com
Twelve Pennsylvania airports will receive a portion of $10 million in state grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Gov. Tom Wolf’s office announced Wednesday.
“Aviation plays a vital role in keeping our state’s economy moving,” Wolf said. “These investments will help Pennsylvania’s airports operate safely, expand to meet current demands, and sustain growth well into the future.”
South Middleton Township, in Cumberland County, is slated to receive $3 million to acquire Carlisle Airport. The acquisition of the privately-owned airport will “help to preserve the future” of the facility “within the jurisdiction as a public-use general aviation airport,” Wolf’s office said.
Just 29 of the 253 full-time lawmakers in Pennsylvania post some information online about how they spend taxpayer dollars in their duties, despite many proclaiming, “It’s Your Money.”