by Virginia Alvino Young and Ben Hunkler | Apr 17, 2025 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Let’s talk about coal. Yes—coal, the black rock that powered much of America’s past. Lately, some leaders have been trying to bring it back in a big way. But here’s the truth: no matter what policies are put in place, the coal industry is on its way out—and trying to...
by Nick Messenger | Mar 27, 2025 | Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Download report On March 3, 2025, 25% tariffs were set to be enacted on US imports from Mexico and non-energy imports from Canada. These tariffs were subsequently delayed by President Trump and are expected to be implemented on April 2, 2025. A 10% tariff was...
by Joanne Kilgour | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Last week, I joined a group of Pennsylvania advocates and policy experts for a press event on the critical situation facing businesses, community service organizations, and municipalities across the Commonwealth, one that demands our immediate attention and continued...
by Zane Gustafson, Eric de Place, and Julia Stone | Mar 3, 2025 | Hydrogen & Carbon Capture, Natural Gas, Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Download report Layers of uncertainty around new ammonia markets and the ability of new projects to scale production cast doubt over the massive ammonia buildout planned for the US. A surge of more than 37 proposed projects across the country, fueled by tax...
by Nick Messenger | Feb 20, 2025 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
On February 6, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a memo suspending the ability of states and tribes to spend previously approved grants for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Regional media has speculated that the suspension is part...
by Sean O'Leary | Jan 2, 2025 | Natural Gas, Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Download research brief Utilities and the independent system operators (ISOs) who run the nation’s power grid warn that, without huge expansions of generating capacity, particularly from natural gas, the system may not be able to meet rising demand for...
by Kathy Hipple and Nick Messenger | Oct 25, 2024 | Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Download policy brief As heavy industry moves toward decarbonization, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has a unique opportunity to become a global leader in producing green steel. Green steel is manufactured using hydrogen to directly reduce iron rather than...
by Ted Boettner | Aug 29, 2024 | BIL/IRA Implementation Digest, Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
View report View toolkit Meeting prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements more than doubles tax benefits for clean energy projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at little additional cost, and the requirements can boost productivity,...
by Joanne Kilgour | Jul 22, 2024 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
On behalf of the Clean Power PA Coalition, a group of more than 40 clean energy, conservation, and community organizations committed to protecting Pennsylvania’s environment and powering its economy through clean energy, we’re thrilled—but not...
by Sean O'Leary | Jun 11, 2024 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Almost three years ago I wrote a blog post titled, “Renewable Energy: The New Texas Tea.” In it, I compared changes in electric rates in Texas, where what would become a rapid transition to renewable energy was gathering steam, with changes in rates in Ohio,...
