Allegheny County’s last coal-fired power plant is closing Reid FrazierApril 12, 2022 The site could be redeveloped for renewable energy or for another industrial use, the new owners say. Energy
Pennsylvania public transit will ride a wave of new cash in 2022 Margaret J. KraussApril 8, 2022 The more than $600 million will come from the federal infrastructure law. But how transit agencies can spend the money is still unclear. Climate ChangeEnergy
Q&A: Federal pipeline regulator fines Energy Transfer $40M, blamed “corporate culture” for large spill into Ohio wetland Reid FrazierApril 1, 2022 Four years after a massive spill of drilling mud polluted a wetland, FERC issued a $40 million fine. But is it too little, too late? EnergyPollutionWaterYour Environment Update
Ohio regulators renew wastewater permit for proposed ethane cracker in Ohio Julie GrantApril 1, 2022 The company proposing a second ethane cracker for the region hasn't made a final decision to move forward. EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
Pennsylvania lawmakers push pro-fossil fuel bills, citing Russia’s war and energy security Rachel McDevittMarch 30, 2022 A slate of bills aimed at boosting the natural gas industry under the claim of energy security has passed a committee in the Pa. House. Climate ChangeEnergy
Sulfuric acid spills from storage tank at Shell ethane cracker plant Reid FrazierMarch 25, 2022 Faulty equipment is blamed for the 2,000-gallon spill which was contained on site. The plant is expected to come online later this year. EnergyPollution
Democrats spar over climate crisis at Senate debate in Pittsburgh Lucy PerkinsMarch 20, 2022 While the candidates agreed on the importance of issues like protecting abortion and voting rights, they differed on how to address climate change. Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics
A longtime environmental leader reflects on her career, and why she’s still hopeful Kara HolsoppleMarch 11, 2022 During Jacqui Bonomo's 37-year career, she worked on some big environmental issues but credits her love of a Luzerne County watershed with starting it all. She hopes other Pennsylvanians will step up, too. ConservationEnergyWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update
Environmental group joins Plum Borough Council in fight against second gas wastewater injection well Kiley KoscinskiMarch 11, 2022 Injection wells dispose of fracking wastewater deep underground. The group has concerns about truck traffic, water contamination, and earthquakes. EnergyPollutionWater
Pennsylvania gas producers look to export to Europe amid Russian invasion of Ukraine Julie GrantFebruary 25, 2022 But ramping up enough gas to replace Russian sources won’t happen overnight. It could take "a period of years." Energy
