The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with plans to gut the nation’s future fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with plans to gut the nation’s future fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with plans to gut the nation’s future fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks.

The Environmental Protection Agency is finally free of former Administrator Scott Pruitt, but the damage he did while at the helm of the agency lingers. Under Pruitt’s leadership, the EPA veered wildly off course, betraying its mission to protect public health and the environment every step of the way. With Pruitt gone it’s time to right the ship and get the agency back on track. However, with Andrew Wheeler now leading the agency—and given his professional history—significant change in a positive direction is up in the air. 

After the Supreme Court announced its decision on the Janus v. AFSCME case earlier today, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Kim Glas: 

The future of American energy is located right off our coasts. But, will we be ready to seize the opportunity to generate the energy to power millions of homes with a resource that will never run out? And, how can we make sure we have the workforce we need to get the job done?

Governor Tom Wolf today signed Senate Bill 234, establishing Pennsylvania’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, a financing mechanism that enables low-cost, long-term funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation upgrades to commercial or industrial properties.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf today announced the finalization of permits that will cut methane pollution and volatile organic compounds—such as the carcinogen benzene—from new and modified sources at natural gas operations in Pennsylvania.

One year ago today President Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. 

Working people are worried about the availability of good-paying jobs in their communities, they are concerned about wages falling behind the cost of living, and they believe corporate greed and outsourcing are the biggest reasons America is losing good-paying jobs.

A new bill that allows a commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program passed the Pennsylvania House and Senate. PACE will help boost energy and water efficiency efforts in commercial and industrial buildings and ensure that businesses can remain competitive in an increasingly global marketplace.

The BlueGreen Alliance today urged members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to vote in favor of on Senate Bill 234