A Pennsylvania County Went From Bust to Boom Times With Natural Gas. Now, It’s Nearly Broke. Spotlight PAMarch 8, 2021 Greene County raised taxes amid a pandemic and for the first time since 2010, despite receiving more than $37 million in gas impact fees. EconomyEnergy
Wolf Promotes Natural Gas Tax to Boost Pandemic Economy WHYYMarch 5, 2021 The tax would fuel Back to Work PA, a $3 billion plan for workers and small businesses hurt by the pandemic. It faces an uphill battle. CoronavirusEconomyEnergyPolitics
Coal and Gas Jobs Given Center Stage by Pa. Lawmakers, Even Democrats Rachel McDevittMarch 5, 2021 At recent hearings in Harrisburg, fossil fuel reps told lawmakers that coal and gas are part of the climate solution. Some Democrats agree. Climate ChangeEconomyEnergyPolitics
Gas Industry Hasn’t Delivered on Its Economic Promise to Communities, Report Says Jon HurdleFebruary 16, 2021 The industry rejects the report, calling natural gas extraction a 'game-changer for local economies.' EconomyEnergyYour Environment Update
Climate Change Doesn’t Get a Mention in Wolf’s Budget Address Rachel McDevittFebruary 4, 2021 Wolf proposed mainly flat funding for environmental agencies and a severance tax on natural gas. Climate ChangeEconomyEnergyPolitics
Impact Fees Expected to Drop Due to Low Natural Gas Prices Rachel McDevittJanuary 29, 2021 Fees haven't been this low since the program started. That's bad news for some smaller communities that rely on the fees for their budgets. EconomyEnergy
Report: Pennsylvania Stands to Gain 243,000 Jobs a Year from Clean Energy An-Li HerringJanuary 29, 2021 “We’re looking at jobs for carpenters, machinists, environmental scientists, secretaries, accountants, truck drivers, roofers, agricultural labor.” Climate ChangeEconomyEnergy
In the Ohio River Valley, the Petrochemical Boom Is on Hold Reid FrazierDecember 31, 2020 Has the pandemic and other economic woes made the plastics boom a bust? Some in the community are hopeful it will still come to the region. CoronavirusEconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
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
“Appalachian Fall” Shows How Coal Country Could Be a Model for Rebuilding America Kara HolsoppleDecember 31, 2020 Authors of a new book say coal country's crisis should matter to the nation. "America's got to figure out transition for economies, and we need to do it right here in Appalachia, right now." CultureEconomyYour Environment Update
