Flour Is Having a Moment. Will Local Wheat Farmers and Mills Benefit?

Julie GrantMay 15, 2020

As supermarket shelves are sold out of flour, local grains and wheat are seeing a surge in interest from consumers.

CoronavirusFood and Agriculture

Green Energy Industry Slowed by COVID-19, But It Should Bounce Back

Anne DanahyMay 12, 2020

Energy companies work to ensure hospitals are ready to respond. Meanwhile, the solar industry has been hit hard.

CoronavirusEconomyEnergy

Oil and Gas companies Asked, Then Received Changes to Coronavirus Stimulus Program

Reid FrazierMay 11, 2020

These companies can use federal stimulus dollars to pay off existing debt, a move critics are calling a "stealth bailout."

CoronavirusEconomyEnergy

Coronavirus Delays Conservation Efforts in Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleMay 8, 2020

From bird banding to monitoring fragile habitats, groups are postponing critical conservation research and activities.

ConservationCoronavirusWild Pennsylvania

Trump’s Executive Order to Keep Meat Plants Open Could Be Risky. Here’s Why.

Julie GrantMay 8, 2020

On this episode of our Trump on Earth podcast, balancing worker safety with the food supply is risky business.

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Decision to Build Ohio Cracker Plant on Hold Due to Pandemic

Julie GrantApril 30, 2020

The decision was supposed to come this summer. The company says the project is still a "top priority."

CoronavirusEconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom

Gov. Wolf and Ag Secretary Talk Food Supply, Meat Processing Plants

Julie GrantApril 30, 2020

Gov. Wolf said the food supply is stable. He also said food workers won't go into plants if they feel unsafe.

CoronavirusFood and Agriculture

A Struggling Coal Industry Is Getting Hammered by Coronavirus

Reid FrazierApril 27, 2020

“Just about everything that can go wrong, has gone wrong for the coal industry.” Demand for coal is down 35-40% this year.

CoronavirusEconomy

Small Farms and Markets Rethink How to Get Local Food to Customers

Julie GrantApril 17, 2020

The city of Pittsburgh's markets won't be open until June, with pre-orders only, while farmers are reinventing their business models to get food to people.

CoronavirusFood and Agriculture

500 Construction Workers to Go Back to Work on Shell’s Ethane Cracker

Reid FrazierApril 16, 2020

State officials say part of the construction is considered an essential business, and will monitor Shell's activities.

CoronavirusEnergy