Energy and Environment

House Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review potential environmental damages caused by idled coal mines.  So-called zombie mines are often technically active under the law but have not been used for extraction for months or years, and due to lack of maintenance, they may be at risk for leaks that can do major environmental damage to the surrounding…

“Northeast Pennsylvania is leading the way by taking full advantage of the bipartisan infrastructure law and the resources it affords,” said U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic. “With today’s announcement, we’re taking another big step forward in building out our electric vehicle charging network, modernizing our infrastructure, and creating good-paying jobs.”

he Electric City was struck with a little luck Saturday morning. A breakfast was held welcoming a new congressional fellow from Ireland. Luke Gibbons will be collaborating with Congressman Matt Cartwright in his DC office this summer. The Trinity College PhD candidate will be discussing the Washington Ireland program with the congressman as well as working on the US-Ireland…

Congressman Matt Cartwright and a Dublin Ireland scholar, Luke Gibbons held a breakfast called "Meet a Nice Irish Fellow", where they discussed the Washington Ireland Program, current political issues in Ireland, the Ireland-U.S. relationship and how the U.S could help further. “I think the U.S have been present privately in meeting with prime minister Sunak in the U.K, however I think a…

An effort to develop the industrial hemp industry is taking root in the city. Vytal Plant Science Research, a nonprofit biotechnology corporation in Hazleton, secured a $1 million National Science Foundation grant for developing an industrial hemp engine that company representatives say is intended to restore Pennsylvania’s role as a major player in the industrial hemp…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright has announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million Regional Innovation Engines Development award to Hazleton-based Vytal Plant Science Research for the development of an Industrial Hemp Engine as part of its newly launched Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program. Cartwright, D-Moosic, and Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice…

Warning of the risk of an explosion and catastrophe along a densely populated route, congressional representatives from Pennsylvania - including Congressman Matt Cartwright - ask a federal agency to finalize a rollback of a Trump-era rule.

If there is a saving grace to the recent freight train derailment that forced the evacuations of towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania, it’s that tank cars involved were not carrying highly explosive liquefied natural gas. In a stunning case of regulatory malpractice, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration in 2020 issued a regulation authorizing LNG shipment by rail.…

Cartwright signs letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to halt a rule allowing the liquid gas to be transported on trains.

Congressman Matt Cartwright issued the following official letter to Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, Chair of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, after constituent complaints to his office regarding unusually high PPL Electric Utility bills. Dear Chairman Dutrieuille, Since early January, my office has been in touch with a number of 8th Congressional District residents who have…