Lawmakers Seek Support for Nuclear Bailout Bill

Marie CusickFebruary 8, 2019

As two plants are set to close prematurely, lawmakers want to amend the state's Energy Portfolio Standard to include nuclear energy.

EnergyPolitics

Climate Change in Pennsylvania: A Look Back at 2018 and Ahead at 2019

Marie CusickJanuary 18, 2019

Among the issues for 2019: propping up Pennsylvania’s struggling nuclear industry, a source of carbon-free energy.

Climate ChangePoliticsYour Environment Update

Pennsylvania Researcher Helps Document Deforestation and Mass Extinction in Haiti

Marie CusickJanuary 11, 2019

More than half of the country's species are predicted to be gone by 2035.

Climate ChangeConservation

Pennsylvania’s Top Fiscal Watchdog to Look at State Response to Climate Change

Marie CusickDecember 4, 2018

“The longer we wait, the more expensive and perhaps even more extreme the fix may be.”

Climate ChangeNews

New Plan Calls for 10 Percent Solar Power in Pa. by 2030

Marie CusickNovember 17, 2018

Currently, Pennsylvania is the third-biggest carbon emitter in the U.S., after Texas and California.

EnergyNews

Is a Unified, National Power Grid Possible?

Marie CusickNovember 17, 2018

It’s a tall order, given the politics around building new energy infrastructure.

EnergyNewsPolitics

Climate Change: A Crisis for Humanity, But Not Such a Big Deal in the PA Governor’s Race

Marie CusickOctober 26, 2018

They at least acknowledge that climate change is real. Wolf hasn't followed up with climate pledges from his first campaign and Wagner says there's not much the governor can do.

Climate ChangePolitics

We’re Wired to be Wary of Certain Things. Here’s Why Pipelines are Among Them.

Marie CusickSeptember 27, 2018

Dangerous incidents involving pipelines are rare, but September has been a bad month.

EnergyFollow the Pipeline

Study: Climate Change will Dramatically Alter Earth’s Ecosystems

Marie CusickSeptember 7, 2018

Forests could turn into grasslands, or grasslands into deserts, for example — threatening biodiversity and many natural systems humans rely on.

Climate Change

Trump Administration Unveils Plan to Replace Obama’s Signature Climate Initiative

Marie CusickAugust 22, 2018

Experts say the new rule won't do much to reduce carbon emissions but it won't ensure a future for coal-fired plants either.

Climate ChangeEnergyPollution