Advocacy organizations Action Together NEPA, Affordable Pennsylvania and Pennsylvanians Together hosted a St. Patrick’s Day green-themed “Rally for Affordable Energy” on Tuesday afternoon outside Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick’s Scranton office, 417 Lackawanna Ave., Jessica Brittain, communications director for Action Together NEPA, said in a news release. The event was postponed Monday due to the risk of high winds and thunderstorms, officials said. Constituents, wearing green, displayed signs and shared personal stories about their struggles with high energy costs, officials said. The rally — which opposed the votes from McCormick and U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp. for President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” — was part of Action Together NEPA’s Show Up/Speak Out campaign to hold legislators accountable, officials said.
Matt Salton, of the Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, speaks during the protest in downtown Scranton Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
A cardboard cutout of U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan is placed behind the podium as a speaker peps up the crowd during the protest in downtown Scranton Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Dwayne Heisler, campaign director for the Pennsylvania Policy Center, speaks during the protest organized by Action Together NEPA in front of Sen. Dave McCormick’s Scranton office on Lackawanna Avenue Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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Matt Salton, of the Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, speaks during the protest in downtown Scranton Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)