The API has established a powerful, well-funded machine to keep Pennsylvania a top fossil fuel producing state.
criticizing former Governor Tom Wolf for proposing a new shale tax and cited the API’s claims about the number of jobs that fracking has brought to the state.
The American Petroleum Institute’s power in the state has helped Big Oil powerhouse Shell win over $1 billion in state subsidies and also helped prevent any new taxes on the fracking industry. The taxpayer money given to Shell and other large corporations in the form of tax breaks could have gone towards funding public education, necessary infrastructure projects, or renewable energy projects that could address climate change and transition away from deadly fossil fuels.
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