A new investigation shows state regulators have struggled to keep up with pollution events at Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County

Kara HolsoppleAugust 18, 2023

News outlet PublicSource reviewed hundreds of documents to build a timeline of malfunctions at the plant and found that "no one was really prepared for this on either side."

EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical BoomYour Environment Update

Pitt researchers find higher risks for lymphoma and asthma for those near fracking, but ‘no association’ to Ewing Sarcoma

Reid FrazierAugust 15, 2023

A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found children living near shale gas activities in Southwest Pennsylvania had a higher risk of developing lymphoma.

EnergyHealth

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