The Latest from Marie Cusick

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  Pennsylvania lawmaker hopes carbon capture can bridge partisan divide over climate change

  State Sen. Sharif Street, a Democrat from Philadelphia, thinks incentives for carbon capture and storage could win over unions and Republicans.

  By Marie Cusick  .  1 April 2020

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  Can Northeast transportation plan balance urban and rural concerns?

  Advocates say the Transportation Climate Initiative can — and must — spread benefits to less populated areas.

  By Marie Cusick  .  14 November 2019

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  Pennsylvania taps federal program to help expand, promote alternative fuels

  A federal transportation program is helping Pennsylvania prepare hundreds of miles of highway corridors for a future that’s less reliant on gasoline.

  By Marie Cusick  .  12 September 2019

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  Pennsylvania promotes playbook for redeveloping former coal plant sites

  State officials used a federal grant to draw up plans that lay out redevelopment options for retired coal plants.

  By Marie Cusick  .  7 August 2019

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  PJM looks to plug ‘leaks’ sprouting from patchwork of state carbon policies

  A task force will spend 18 months studying how to factor state carbon policies into the wholesale electricity market.

  By Marie Cusick  .  3 June 2019

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  ‘This is how to build it’: Book aims to provide a legal guide to decarbonization

  The 1,000-plus page volume is meant to offer policymakers a variety of templates for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  By Marie Cusick  .  18 April 2019

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  Pennsylvania joins electric vehicle race with new ‘roadmap’ for transition

  A report outlines the state of the electric vehicle market and identifies strategies to increase adoption in the state.

  By Marie Cusick  .  28 February 2019

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  Does clean energy include nuclear? Pennsylvania is latest state to debate

  Some environmental groups see a proposed nuclear power plant bailout as an opportunity to boost clean energy, too.

  By Marie Cusick  .  18 February 2019

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  Petition gives Pennsylvania a pathway to join Northeast’s carbon cap program

  Dozens of signatories argue that state regulators have a constitutional duty to address climate change.

  By Marie Cusick  .  18 December 2018

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  Report lays out 15 ways Pennsylvania can grow solar

  Pennsylvania environmental regulators are shining a light on ways the state could sharply increase its reliance on solar energy — potentially creating thousands of new jobs and cutting emissions in the process.

  By Marie Cusick  .  20 November 2018