Pennsylvania
Republicans celebrate end of Pennsylvania’s carbon tax
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The $50 billion Pennsylvania budget was more than legislative Republicans wanted to spend, but they did it because Democrats agreed to stop pursuing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which is a tax on carbon polluters.
“It was a nail not only in the Boilermakers coffin when RGGI came into play, it was a nail in our knees,” said Shawn Steffee, business agent for Boilermakers Local 154 Pittsburgh.
In 2019, then Gov. Tom Wolf (D) signed an executive order seeking to join RGGI. The compact with 11 other states sets a goal to reduce planet-warming emissions and requires power plants to purchase allowances to release carbon dioxide.
It has been paused since then as it went through court challenges, never coming into effect in Pennsylvania.
Now, GOP lawmakers said they’ve charted a new path for the state that will welcome power producers promising trade jobs and lower electric bills.
“This is a total reset for what is the dominant economic driver of this Commonwealth, and that’s the production of energy and electricity,” said Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R).
But some Democrats are frustrated with their party’s concession. Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware County) called Republican colleagues “climate deniers.”
Vitali’s anger extends to his own party and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), too.
“The reason why RGGI was on the chopping block was Governor Shapiro never supported it,” Vitali said.
Shapiro insists the state can both promote energy production and protect the environment. There’s no argument against that from Republicans.
“I believe the climate is changing as it has changed for millions and millions of years,” Pittman said. “When we bring new technologies to the marketplace, we do in fact reduce emissions while increasing output.”
Supports said the state has now rolled out the welcome mat for new business. It’s unclear when the stampede will begin at the State Capitol.
Pennsylvania
Small plane makes emergency landing on interstate in Pennsylvania
A small airplane made an emergency landing on Interstate 78 in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Rockwell Commander landed at around 9:20 a.m. after reporting engine issues, the FAA said.
The two people onboard were not injured, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Dashcam video of the incident circulating on social media shows the plane flying low overhead before landing on the interstate and slowing down.
Emily Rivera, who posted the video, was traveling from Harrisburg to Lehigh Valley when she saw the plane make the landing.
“Honestly I was in disbelief because I never expected a plane to land in front of me!” Rivera said, adding that she was impressed with how the pilot landed.
Police said to expect delays in the area and that all traffic eastbound is being detoured onto exit 40. More information will be released later, police said.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA DEP TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON HOMER CITY GAS LINE PROJECT
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced a public hearing on a proposed natural gas pipeline project connected with the Homer City Redevelopment site.
The hearing will focus on the proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit that is part of the Homer City Pipeline project. The plan is to install close to six miles of 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline from an interconnect facility in Burrell Township to the proposed Homer City Redevelopment site in Center township. The line will run through parts of Burrell, Blacklick and Center Townships.
The hearing will be held May 12th at 5:00 PM at the Indiana Theater.
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Pennsylvania
Brooklyn baby shooting: Second suspect in killing of 7-month-old girl caught after fleeing to Pennsylvania, sources say | amNewYork
Police apprehended on Friday a second suspect tied to the horrific, deadly shooting of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore on Wednesday afternoon, amNewYork has learned.
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Police apprehended on Friday a second suspect tied to the horrific, deadly shooting of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, amNewYork has learned.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, the perpetrator was cuffed on Friday afternoon after fleeing to Pennsylvania. Sources identified him as 18-year-old Matthew Rodriguez; he is currently being held in the Keystone State, pending extradition back to New York for prosecution on charges yet to be announced.
The arrest came 48 hours after Patterson-Moore was shot while being wheeled in her stroller by her mother near the corner of Humboldt and Moore Streets in East Williamsburg at about 1:20 p.m. on April 1.
Law enforcement sources said two suspects on a moped rode up to the location and fired the fatal shot before fleeing the scene. Sources said Rodriguez is believed to be the moped’s operator; the alleged shooter, 21-year-old Amuri Greene, was officially charged on Friday with multiple counts of murder.
Patterson-Moore sustained a fatal gunshot wound to her head. Frantic efforts by her parents and bystanders were to no avail; the infant died later on Wednesday afternoon at Woodhull Hospital.
The shooting horrified local residents and the city. Linda Oyinkonyan, the grandmother on Kaori’s mother’s side, said she has been left devastated.
“Heartbroken, horrified. It’s bad, it’s sad, it’s sorrowful, it’s hurtful, it’s nothing you can imagine, nothing, the hurt, the deep hurt,” she said.

Police said Greene and Rodriguez allegedly crashed their ride two blocks away from the shooting scene. Though Rodriguez was able to avoid capture, Greene was hospitalized with injuries after being thrown from the vehicle. He was subsequently charged at his bedside.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Wednesday evening an extensive manhunt for the second suspect in the killing. That search ultimately led cops to Pennsylvania, and to Rodriguez on Friday.
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