Your mass transit ride in Pennsylvania may get better, thanks to new federal funding

Sam DunklauMay 6, 2022

Riders and transportation planners both agree improvements to mass transit are desperately needed but disagree about which ones.

Climate ChangeTransportation

Safety advocate warns of a lack of oversight for new CO2 pipelines needed for carbon capture

Kara HolsoppleApril 29, 2022

A new report by Pipeline Safety Trust outlines the dangers of CO2 pipelines and calls for new regulations.

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Biden administration wants to expand wind energy off the coast of Delaware

Susan PhillipsApril 27, 2022

It's part of a push by the Administration toward tackling climate change, in part by developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Wolf’s climate rule to be published, making Pa. first fossil fuel state to price carbon

Rachel McDevittApril 22, 2022

The regulation allowing Pa. to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will finally be published. But Republican lawmakers and candidates running for governor are against it.

Climate ChangePolitics

Low-producing oil and gas wells emit lots of methane, study finds

Reid FrazierApril 21, 2022

Low-producing wells provide just 6% of oil and gas production in the U.S. But a new study found they emit half of the industry's climate-warming methane. 

Climate ChangeEnergy

Pennsylvania public transit will ride a wave of new cash in 2022

Margaret J. KraussApril 8, 2022

The more than $600 million will come from the federal infrastructure law. But how transit agencies can spend the money is still unclear.

Climate ChangeEnergy

What the latest UN climate report says about transportation

Reid FrazierApril 8, 2022

Decarbonizing transportation has to go way beyond electric vehicles. A lead author says we have the technology and even the financing, but do we have the will?

Climate ChangeTransportationYour Environment Update

New book looks at ‘global odyssey of migratory birds,’ challenges from climate change

Anne DanahyApril 8, 2022

Scott Weidensaul's new book examines challenges for birds that migrate across the globe, but also the "astounding resilience of nature."

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Commonwealth Court pauses Pennsylvania’s effort to enact climate rule

Rachel McDevittApril 7, 2022

The regulation allowing Pa. to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was set to take effect Saturday. Republican lawmakers asked to court to stop the rule until all legal questions are resolved.

Climate ChangePolitics

Lawmakers move to block Pennsylvania from climate program, offer federal money instead

Rachel McDevittApril 1, 2022

The bill would give $250M in federal COVID money for emissions reduction programs. But RGGI could bring in as much as $700M a year if Pa. joins.

Climate ChangePolitics