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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.12.25

PA Environment Daily

Hutchinson Introduces Bill To Abolish DEP Climate Change, Recycling Fund, Coastal Zone Advisory Committees [PaEN] -- The Derrick: Solar Energy Projects Take Shape In Venango County [ PDF of Article ] -- The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh 2030 District Buildings Reduce Carbon Emissions By 50% -- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Technology Requires Time That (..)

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These Climate Policy Rollbacks Just Made Our Financial Future a Lot Riskier 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Delivering for fossil fuel donors On March 28, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an independent federal agency that protects investors by watching Wall Street abandoned a rule it passed just last year requiring companies to examine how climate change impacts their operations and disclose their findings.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro -- Inquirer: Shapiros Office Responds After USDA Accuses Governor Of Playing Games With Federal Food Bank Funding Cuts That Hurt Farmers -- Inquirer: PA Wants To Hire Federal Workers; But Now Has A Partial Hiring Freeze -- Gov. Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov.

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Ask a Scientist: What’s Up With the Attack on ESG Investing?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Since the summer of 2021, five Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed bills banning their state governments from doing business with financial institutions that they allege have divested from fossil fuel companies as a result of ESG investment policies. Another six statehouses are considering similar bills.

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Badly Drafted and Constitutionally Suspect

Legal Planet

Texas and a number of other states have passed laws banning what they call “boycotts of fossil fuel companies.” ” More precisely, they ban state investment or contracting with firms that “boycott” fossil fuel companies. That’s generally — but not always — going to be firms “utilizing” fossil fuels.

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I’m With Paul

Legal Planet

In a recent column , Paul Krugman argued that cutting carbon emissions doesn’t have to mean an end to economic growth. Carbon emissions and growth aren’t joined at the hip. The numbers are really clear about the disconnect between the trajectories of GDP and emissions. He’s right about that.

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Mexico y el Cambio Climático

Legal Planet

Mexico’s carbon emissions are about the same as those of Texas, the highest-emitting US state. Per capita emissions, however, are far lower, given Mexico’s much larger population. The result could be a sharp increase in Mexico’s energy-related carbon emissions, undermining Mexico’s ability to achieve its Paris targets.