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Here’s what Pennsylvania is doing to address climate change — and why politics is making it difficult

For the first time, the state has a goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but critics say it hasn’t been accompanied by enough action.

The Delaware River along the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. Climate change is projected to increase the risk of severe flooding and have other destructive effects in Pennsylvania without global action to reduce carbon emissions.
The Delaware River along the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. Climate change is projected to increase the risk of severe flooding and have other destructive effects in Pennsylvania without global action to reduce carbon emissions.Read moreFrank Wiese / File Photograph