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Pa. budget should fully fund environmental protection

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Feb. 4 budget proposal did not go far enough to address the need to fund programs in oil and gas, water, air, and hazardous sites cleanup.

Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (left) and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (right) are seated behind Gov. Josh Shapiro as he delivers his third budget address to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.
Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (left) and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (right) are seated behind Gov. Josh Shapiro as he delivers his third budget address to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer