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Coalition Letter to U.S. DOE on the Consumer Impacts of Gas Exports

November 21, 2024

NCLC joined the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project and other Pennsylvania advocates to submit a letter to U.S. DOE regarding the need to consider local consumer impacts when reviewing gas export facilities, focusing on Pennsylvania gas markets and consumers. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports increase the price that Pennsylvania consumers pay for gas – as well…

Report Examines Severe Consequences of Property Tax Liens and Foreclosures for Owners of Inherited Homes

August 22, 2023

States Can Take Steps to Prevent Property Tax Foreclosures and Preserve Homeownership and Transfer of Intergenerational Wealth BOSTON – A new report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) looks at the unique issues heirs face when inheriting a home with an overdue property tax bill and the disproportionate impact on Black and Latino wealth…

Forced Arbitration: Harming Pennsylvania Consumers, Servicemembers, and Veterans

February 5, 2021

Forced arbitration clauses take away Pennsylvanians’ constitutional right to a day in court when companies break the law. Instead of a judge, a private arbitrator, often chosen and paid by the company, decides cases in a secretive proceeding with no appeal.

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Coalition Letter to U.S. DOE on the Consumer Impacts of Gas Exports

Report Examines Severe Consequences of Property Tax Liens and Foreclosures for Owners of Inherited Homes

Forced Arbitration: Harming Pennsylvania Consumers, Servicemembers, and Veterans