Pennsylvania must push more aggressively to expand production of cleaner, home-grown renewable energy.
in the risk of flooding on the Susquehanna River. The Susquehanna basin is already considered one of the most flood-prone watersheds in the country, averaging roughly $150 million in flood damage every year. The geography and weather patterns of central Pennsylvania mean that storms are stronger, washing out and doing damage to the land and soil of the floodplains.
The steadily rising average temperature from year to year means shorter winters and more storms, further exacerbating the problem and putting people, homes, and businesses at even greater risk. Further, rising temperatures have health impacts such as theSo thanks to greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution, our region is getting hit in the short term through dangerous air quality and in the long-term through rising temperatures and increased flood risk.
RGGI is a successful multi-state initiative that places caps on carbon pollution from power plants and uses funds generated from the program to reinvest into communities, including investments in energy efficiency and clean energy. Pennsylvania has been a part of RGGI for over a year, but we have not been able to benefit due to it being held up in the courts.
Critics will say that RGGI will increase energy consumer costs, but that is simply not the case. While
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