Impact fees from drilling rebounded in 2021 after pandemic slowdown

StateImpact PennsylvaniaJuly 1, 2022

Natural gas companies in Pennsylvania are paying $234.4 million in impact fees, the highest amount since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

EconomyEnergy

Despite Supreme Court climate ruling, Pennsylvania retains power to set limits

Rachel McDevittJuly 1, 2022

Lawyers say the Supreme Court ruling limiting EPA's ability to regulate CO2 is not likely to have a significant impact in Pennsylvania.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

In Pittsburgh, energy secretary touts economic benefits of combating climate change

An-Li HerringJune 29, 2022

At a new solar panel plant, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the fight against climate change is "the war of our lifetimes."

Climate ChangeEconomyEnergy

Coal powered the industrial revolution. It left behind an ‘absolutely massive’ environmental catastrophe

James BruggersJune 24, 2022

Scenes from the end of coal: A blasted mountaintop in Kentucky, an underground inferno in Pennsylvania, slowly dying maples in New Hampshire and a toxic pile of waste in Florida.

ConservationEnergyWaterYour Environment Update

Here’s how to have a say on PennDOT’s plans for electric charging stations

Kiley KoscinskiJune 23, 2022

PennDOT officials say that public input is key as the state decides where to put charging stations next.

EnergyTransportation

Major export terminal pitched in Chester sets up clash between Biden’s LNG, environmental justice goals

Susan PhillipsJune 15, 2022

Activists were surprised to learn of the proposal to process natural gas for export. And they're not happy. “We will not be prostituted for pollution."

EnergyEnvironmental JusticePoliticsPollution

Surveying the Ohio River for plastic nurdles, as Shell readies to open cracker

Julie GrantJune 10, 2022

Activists have teamed up with local scientists to find out how many pellets are in the river now, to know if the plant spills any after it opens.

EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical BoomWaterWild Pennsylvania

Activist looks ahead as Shell’s Beaver County ethane cracker goes online

Kara HolsoppleJune 10, 2022

Terrie Baumgardner never considered herself an activist. But after learning about Shell's plans to build a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker near her community, she was all in.

EnergyHealthPollutionThe Coming Chemical BoomYour Environment Update

In Beaver County, a mix of hope and fear over startup of Shell’s ethane cracker

Reid FrazierJune 10, 2022

The plant -- expected to open this summer -- has conjured hope for good jobs, and fears of a return of toxic skies and polluted waterways.

EconomyEnergyHealthPollutionThe Coming Chemical Boom

Have a question about Shell’s ethane cracker? Ask us

The Allegheny FrontJune 10, 2022

Submit your questions about Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County expected to open this summer.

EnergyYour Environment Update