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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Look to Boost Natural Gas Industry, Claiming Energy Security Amid Russia’s War

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Lawmakers in the state House are advancing a slate of bills aimed at boosting the natural gas industry under the claim of energy security.

StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports supporters repeatedly brought up the energy situation in Europe caused by Russia’s war with Ukraine, though many of the issues dealt with in the bills have lingered in the legislature for years.

Read the full story at: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2022/03/29/pennsylvania-lawmakers-push-pro-fossil-fuel-bills-citing-russias-war-and-need-for-energy-security/

(Original air-date: 3/29/22)

Rachel McDevitt is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF. Rachel joined WITF in 2017 as the host of All Things Considered. She previously reported for WITF’s Radio Pennsylvania Network, where her work earned the National Association of State Radio Network’s award for best feature two years in a row. The western Pennsylvania native started her journalism career with the CBS affiliate in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Rachel is a graduate of Temple University.