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Will Pennsylvania’s Governor See the Light on Energy or Follow Biden’s Lead?

  • Charles Mitchell
  • May 3, 2023
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Originally published in National Review

Pennsylvania ranks among the leading energy producers in the nation and is our country’s No. 1 exporter of electricity. But radical environmentalists and President Biden’s Green New Deal policies threaten energy production — and our nation’s prosperity and energy independence.

Over the past few weeks, Pennsylvanians were hit with the announced July closure of the state’s largest coal-fired power plant, likely with more closures on the way, and the cancellation of a billion-dollar natural-gas power-generation plant. Overregulation no doubt played a role in the former, and, clearly, permitting hang-ups led to the cancellation of the latter — as the company had been waiting for years on appeals filed by environmentalist groups.

This radical green agenda is taking a toll on consumers and threatens the reliability of the nation’s electric grid.

Read more at National Review

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