Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee considers draft legislative text for its portion of a sweeping bill advancing through the congressional reconciliation process, which includes a provision that would delay and defund the Methane Emission Reduction Program (MERP). The MERP's waste emissions charge is estimated to raise $7.2 billion in federal revenues and save American families and taxpayers tens of billions in avoided health costs. Continue reading

As evangelicals committed to defending the life and health of every child, we at EEN Action–the 501(c)(4) advocacy partner of the Evangelical Environmental Network–celebrate the recent bipartisan passage of House Bill 504 Community Energy, which will expand community solar across Pennsylvania and provide clean, reliable, and renewable energy to our power grid. We are grateful to Representative Schweyer (District 134) for his leadership sponsoring the bill and are especially thankful to the thirteen House Republicans who voted in support for HB 504: Continue reading

Today, on March 11, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced the legislative framework for the proposed six-part Pennsylvanian energy Lightning Plan. This plan includes the reintroduction of clean energy solutions such as the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) and the Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction (PACER) Initiative. Additionally, the Lightning Plan reforms the Act 129 energy efficiency and conservation program, supports the development of community energy, expands the 2022 Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE) Tax Credit Program, and creates a Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Siting and Electric Transition (RESET) Board. Continue reading

Today, on January 30, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced his new comprehensive Lightning Plan, which includes the reintroduction of energy solutions such as the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS)–an expansion of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS)–and the Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction (PACER) Initiative–a PA-specific cap-and-invest program.  Continue reading

As Christians, we believe God desires for us to live life to the fullest (John 10:10); therefore, we are passionate about defending the health and wellbeing of all of God’s children.  The oil and gas industry leaks methane, along with other toxic pollutants and cancer-causing agents like benzene, into our air and water at alarming rates. These pollutants have negative health impacts on those who live, work, go to school, and play nearby, and have a disproportionately strong effect on life in the womb. For those near oil and gas production sites,  emissions have been linked to birth defects, preterm births, and low-birth-weight babies, who are at greater risk of infant mortality, ADHD, asthma, and more, making cutting methane pollution truly a matter of life. Continue reading

Today, EEN Action–the 501(c)(4) partner of the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN)–delivered over 36,000 comments from pro-life Christians in Pennsylvania to Governor Shapiro and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) calling on the DEP to swiftly design a strong State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Methane Supplemental Rule. Continue reading

As Evangelicals committed to defending the life and health of every child, we at EEN Action (the 501(c)(4) partner of the Evangelical Environmental Network) celebrate the recent bipartisan passage of House Bill 79, which will allow electric distribution utilities to establish certain portfolios. Investing in energy efficiency will reduce the amount of energy needed, cut harmful pollution, and increase energy security.  Continue reading

As Evangelicals committed to defending the life and health of every child, EEN Action, the 501(c)(4) partner of the Evangelical Environmental Network, celebrates the recent bipartisan passage of House Bill 2338, which will strengthen the PA Energy Development Authority (PEDA) and advance Pennsylvania’s energy security. By diversifying our energy mix, this bill will add more reliable, renewable energy to the grid. Continue reading

Yesterday, EEN Action–the 501(c)(4) partner of the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN)–delivered nearly 33,000 comments from pro-life Christians in Pennsylvania to Governor Shapiro’s team in support of Pennsylvania amending its Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS).  The PA legislature should take heed of these conservative Christian voices and quickly move forward with considering Governor Shapiro's new energy plan, including the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) to the commonwealth, which updates Pennsylvania’s Tier I renewable energy diversification goal from 8% to 35% by 2035 and has now been introduced as HB 2277 and SB 1190.  Continue reading

On March 13, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro announced the introduction of the Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction (PACER) Act, a new cap-and-trade program, and the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS), an expansion of the alternative energy portfolio standard. Together, the PACER Act and PRESS will increase clean, reliable, and pollution-free energy coming onto the Commonwealth’s grid. By reducing harmful air pollutants and carbon emissions, these two new initiatives will defend the health of our children by providing clean air and water while reliably meeting rising energy demands with a modern, diversified grid. Continue reading