Pa. participation in RGGI has been held up for more than a year. What has the state lost? Rachel McDevittAugust 11, 2023 Former Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature climate program has been on hold for over a year. Some estimate the state has lost $1 billion as a result. Climate ChangeEconomyEnergyPolitics
A new book looks to climate resilience to ensure that no one gets left behind Kara HolsoppleAugust 9, 2023 Author Kylie Flanagan defines climate resilience as a community's capacity to keep all of its members safe. Climate ChangeEnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update
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
$5M from Shell to be used to monitor air, educate community in wake of air quality violations Glynis BoardJuly 28, 2023 The funds come from a settlement with Shell over air quality volitions at its Beaver County ethane cracker. EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical Boom
Pa.’s environmental oversight board dismisses petition to raise key cost for conventional drillers Rachel McDevittJuly 28, 2023 The request was to raise the bond amount for conventional wells. That's the money to plug a well at the end of its useful life. Energy
Sunoco Pipeline ordered to pay $660,000 for environmental violations, DEP says Zoë ReadJuly 28, 2023 The violations are for water contamination across the state caused by the company’s Mariner East pipeline construction project between 2018 and 2021. EnergyPollutionWater
Pa. House brings severance tax idea back around, raising an old debate in the nation’s 2nd-largest gas producer Rachel McDevittJuly 20, 2023 There’s talk of a natural gas severance tax in Harrisburg again. It's unclear whether Gov. Shapiro will support it. EconomyEnergyPolitics
Study finds radioactive materials in waterways near treatment plants associated with fracking waste Reid FrazierJuly 20, 2023 Pitt and Duquesne University researchers found radium downstream of wastewater treatment plants that treat runoff from landfills that accept frack waste. EnergyWater
