Pa. group pitches farms on solar model that keeps farmland usable

StateImpact PennsylvaniaAugust 8, 2023

Pasa Sustainable Agriculture wants to introduce farmers to solar that allows farming to continue and creates a smaller footprint.

Climate ChangeEnergyFood and Agriculture

Bill to boost solar in Pa. schools has bipartisan support

Rachel McDevittAugust 8, 2023

A proposal in the state legislature would help boost renewables in Pennsylvania by easing the process for schools to install solar panels.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

Documents reveal new details about Pennsylvania governor’s secret working group on greenhouse gas emissions

Inside Climate NewsAugust 2, 2023

A secret committee packed with energy companies that will determine if Pennsylvania would benefit from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

Climate adaptation carries a $15 billion price tag for Pa. towns, study says

Rachel McDevittJuly 28, 2023

Costs include air conditioning upgrades for schools, creating neighborhood cooling centers, planting street trees, and maintaining roads and bridges.

Climate ChangeEconomy

The movement to add an enviromental rights amendment to every state’s constitution

Kara HolsoppleJuly 21, 2023

A longtime environmental leader is working to put the right to clean air and water and a healthy climate on par with other constitutionally guaranteed rights.

Climate ChangeConservationPolitics

Learning to live with wildfires, as climate change heats up

Anne DanahyJuly 21, 2023

Wildfires in Canada are breaking records this year. A Penn State fire ecology expert talks about what role climate change is playing.

Climate ChangeHealthPollution

Penn State study aims to help Pa. dairy farmers cut methane — and show carbon offsets are real

StateImpact PennsylvaniaJuly 20, 2023

The goal is to provide ways to achieve measurable reductions in methane emissions on 70 dairy farms across the state.

Climate ChangeFood and Agriculture

Penn State studies seek to show human impact of climate-related disasters

Rachel McDevittJuly 20, 2023

Central Pennsylvania communities have seen a number of severe floods over the past few years, and climate change is making these events more likely.

Climate ChangeWater

Renewable energy projects could come online faster with new grid policy in PA

StateImpact PennsylvaniaJuly 13, 2023

PJM Interconnection is changing how it approves new electricity projects, intending to speed up the process. About 8 in 10 of the more than 2,600 projects waiting for approval are from renewable sources.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Forest owners look to the carbon market to help manage their trees

Kara HolsoppleJuly 7, 2023

A program that started in Pennsylvania sells carbon credits on behalf of smaller family forest owners.

Climate ChangeConservationEconomyWild Pennsylvania