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NEWARK, DE — The City of Newark announced the receipt of $532,000 in grant funding from Energize Delaware and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Electric Vehicle Charging …
Newark Goes Electric: City Receives Over Half a Million in Grants for EVS, E-Mowers, and Charging Stations Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday proposed new limits on carbon pollution from coal- and gas-burning power plants. Many coal and some gas plants will …
EPA’s Proposal to Slash Carbon Pollution Equivalent to Taking 137M Cars Off the Road! Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — The statewide nonprofit group PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center released on Tuesday a new study, Pennsylvania’s Dirty Dozen, which ranks the largest climate polluters in Pennsylvania as well …
Pennsylvania’s Dirty Dozen: Uncover the State’s Largest Climate Polluters Read More
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, this …
Democrats Unite to Defend EPA’s Authority Over Motor Vehicle Emissions Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection this week provided notice that the emergency-certified final-omitted rulemaking to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from conventional oil and gas sources …
Pennsylvania Finalizes Rule to Control Emissions from Oil and Gas Sources Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania is looking to become a leader in hydrogen and clean energy manufacturing. Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Acting Secretary Neil Weaver highlighted the commonwealth’s goals …
PA Wants to Be a Leader in Hydrogen and Clean Energy Manufacturing Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — A new report by the American Lung Association finds that switching to zero-emission trucks and electricity would significantly reduce health impacts and disparities in pollution-burdened communities that are …
Report: Transition to Zero-Emission Trucks Could Save Thousands of Lives in Pennsylvania Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Governor Tom Wolf announced that the PA GreenGov Council will host the commonwealth’s first-ever Sustainability Summit.
PA GreenGov Council to Host Sustainability Summit Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) this week introduced the Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction (SUPER) Act to establish the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) first research and …
Senator Casey’s Bill to Invest in Low-Emission Steel Research and Development Read More
IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY, PA — Immaculata University is doing its part to care for the earth and its resources. With a generous donation from Immaculata President Barbara Lettiere ’72, the Parsons …
Immaculata University Adds Solar Panels to Newest Campus Building Read More