Pennsylvania is deploying $267 million in Biden-era climate funding to cut industrial pollution, the state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday announced 31 grants under the state’s RISE PA program, ranging from methane capture at a coal mine to a new egg-waste processing system at a vaccine manufacturer. The projects are forecast to reduce at least 1.3 million metric tons of emissions annually.
Shapiro, a potential 2028 presidential contender running for reelection this November, emphasized that environmental and industrial policy can be mutually reinforcing. This round of RISE PA grants is expected to save companies at least $3.1 million on annual energy costs, he said.
“That’s especially important right now, at a time when energy costs are rising as a result of economic chaos across the country and around the world,” Shapiro said.
