Proposal to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Draws 13,000 Comments

Rachel McDevittJanuary 22, 2021

Enviro groups claim support for the rule, which will help address climate change. Industry supporters say online system shut out people without reliable internet.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Environmentalists see opportunity for Pennsylvania legislature in 2021

Rachel McDevittJanuary 14, 2021

They hope lawmakers will see some environmental action as good for the economy and begin to consider climate change.

Climate ChangePoliticsYour Environment Update

State Gives $34 Million for Water Cleanup

Rachel McDevittJanuary 6, 2021

The Growing Greener program funded 149 projects across Pennsylvania for improvements like reducing farm runoff and restoring watersheds.

WaterWild Pennsylvania

RGGI, Behind the Rhetoric: What We Know About the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Rachel McDevittDecember 31, 2020

RGGI has been touted as a either a key climate action or job killer. Find out the facts of RGGI.

Climate ChangeEconomyEnergy

State Gives $2.5 Million to Pitt to Study Health Impacts of Fracking

Rachel McDevittDecember 23, 2020

Pitt Public Health will conduct two studies, including a possible relationship to childhood cancers in southwestern Pa.

HealthPollution

Federal Agency Approves Transfer of TMI-2 for Decommissioning

Rachel McDevittDecember 4, 2020

The partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island reactor is still the country’s most serious accident at a nuclear power plant.

Energy

Can Biden’s Climate Plan Spark Cooperation in Pennsylvania? 

Rachel McDevittDecember 4, 2020

Some see possible common ground in jobs and infrastructure projects like charging stations for electric cars.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

Central Pa. Counties Get $6M to Help Reduce Pollution to the Chesapeake Bay

Rachel McDevittNovember 30, 2020

The counties are responsible for some of the highest levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment running into the Chesapeake Bay.

PollutionWater

Bill Heading to Governor Relaxes Environmental Laws for Conventional Drillers

Rachel McDevittNovember 20, 2020

Lawmakers say the less rigorous environmental standards are scaled for "mom and pop" drillers.

EnergyPoliticsPollution

Bill in State House Would Loosen Pollution Reporting Requirements

Rachel McDevittNovember 18, 2020

The bill would only require spills be reported if they violate water quality standards or are reportable under federal rules. Currently, a spill of any size must be reported.

PollutionWater