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Attached please find a PA Digest for October 30, 2025 and a copy of a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study on energy prices (and data centers). Today’s Digest was inspired by the prominently displayed WHYY article (in case you missed it) and the LBL Study’s...
Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) Update RISE PA is a $396 million statewide industrial decarbonization grant program funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grants under the Inflation...
Green Banks - Clean Communities Investment Accelerator & National Clean Investment Fund Updates Appeals court says EPA can recover ‘green bank’ funds - by Jean Chemnick - September 2, 2025 - E&E News by Politico - The ruling helps clear the agency’s way for...
Big Picture/Overview Summaries A List of Nearly Everything in the G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save — By Alicia Parlapiano, Margot Sanger-Katz, Aatish Bhatia and Josh Katz - July 3, 2025 – New York Times – Our reporters reviewed the hundreds of items in...
Tracking U.S. Senate vote on HR 1 Despite last-minute changes, US Senate bill deals big blow to renewable energy — By Valerie Volcovici - July 1, 2025 5:40 PM – Reuters - The U.S. Senate's massive budget bill that passed on Tuesday will make it harder to develop wind...
News Articles on House Bill & Climate/Economic Development Funding House GOP budget ‘worse than feared’ for clean energy: analysts - By Brian Martucci – Utility Dive - May 22, 2025 - The bill’s “unworkable” provisions raise barriers for projects to qualify for...
Decision on all BIL/IRA Funds U.S. Dist. Judge Mary McElroy, Federal Dist. Court of RI’s Order – applies nationwide to EPA, DOE, Interior, USDA, HHS & HUD (and OMB). The same theory could apply to Green Bank Funds (see third bullet below). A Green Bank litigation...
Energy Efficiency Updates – HHS Cuts Hit LIHEAP & PA PUC Draft Order Massive Cuts to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program ‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies - By Nick Valencia, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, Tami...
PA House Bill 362 – PA Energy Development Authority Pennsylvania takes first step to access low-income solar funds - Julie Grant, March 18, 2025 – The Allegheny Front - Solar advocates in Pennsylvania cheered a first-round vote by the state House Energy Committee of...