Advocates hope federal infrastructure money will spur people to buy EVs

Rachel McDevittDecember 3, 2021

The plan includes funding to install electric vehicle charging stations. Advocates hope the measure will help people “meet the EV moment.”

EconomyEnergy

In Pa., poll shows many people aren’t confident in knowledge of climate change or its effects

Rachel McDevittNovember 1, 2021

500 Pennsylvanians were asked to answer 7 climate questions. Only 7% got them all right. Only a third said they were well informed about climate change.

Climate Change

Senate moves to block key part of Wolf’s climate plan

Rachel McDevittOctober 28, 2021

The Senate passed a resolution disapproving the rule to allow Pa. to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas initiative. The vote was shy of a veto-proof majority. It now goes to the House.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

Advocates call on Wolf to uphold methane promise

Rachel McDevittOctober 26, 2021

The Wolf administration has been working on methane rules for existing gas wells for years. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Despite criminal charges against pipeline company, no action expected from Pa. legislature

Rachel McDevittOctober 22, 2021

Some Democrats call for the shutdown of the Mariner East pipeline after criminal charges. But Pa. lawmakers are unlikely to act on pipeline safety.

EnergyFollow the Pipeline

New report says central Pa. cities had worst air quality in 2020, calls for emissions cuts

Rachel McDevittOctober 7, 2021

Lancaster had the most unhealthy air days in 2020 in Pennsylvania with 107, while Harrisburg had 97 and Reading had 82.

Health

Pa. community’s fight against electric lines shows tensions with a clean energy future

Rachel McDevittSeptember 29, 2021

A rural community's opposition to a plan to build transmission lines could be the fight that's coming as more renewable energy is added to the grid.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Pa. Won’t Hit Climate Goals Without Increasing Efforts Now, Report Says

Rachel McDevittSeptember 24, 2021

The new Climate Action Plan aims to avoid the worst effects of climate change on public health and safety, infrastructure, agriculture and recreation.

Climate ChangeYour Environment Update

Climate change threatens Pa.’s farmers. Healthy Soil May Be the Key.

Rachel McDevittSeptember 24, 2021

In regenerative farming, how growers treat their soil could help them adapt to climate change — and benefit the rest of us, too

Climate ChangeFood and Agriculture

Study Shows Significant Health Benefits From Pa. Joining RGGI, but Some Harms for Neighboring States

Rachel McDevittSeptember 24, 2021

Pennsylvania could avoid billions of dollars in health damages by joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. But its neighbors won't be so lucky.

Climate ChangeEnergyHealth