Natural Gas Impact Fees Hit Lowest Level on Record in 2020

Rachel McDevittJune 18, 2021

Pennsylvania collected about $146 million from natural gas drillers last year in impact fees — the lowest amount paid since the fee started.

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Energy Secretary Pushes Jobs in Coal and Natural Gas Communities From Climate Action

Ohio Valley ReSourceJune 17, 2021

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm discusses how coal and gas communities could gain jobs as a result of climate action, as the country moves to renewables.

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Cheswick power plant to close in September

Reid FrazierJune 9, 2021

The coal-fired power plant is one of Allegheny County's top 10 single sources of air pollution. The company cited higher costs of environmental compliance and "unfavorable economic conditions."

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Lordstown Motors Takes ‘Voltage Valley’ on Wild Ride After Revelation of Financial Uncertainty

Julie GrantJune 9, 2021

Stocks of Lordstown Motors tumbled as its troubling SEC filing was made public. The Mahoning Valley region in Ohio hopes electric cars will drive its future.

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Coal Mine Along PA-WV Border Is Closing

Reid FrazierJune 7, 2021

About 180 miners in Greene County will lose their jobs. Coal production is at its lowest levels since the 1970s.

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With Electric Vehicles, Ohio’s Steel Valley Remakes Itself as ‘Voltage Valley’

Julie GrantJune 4, 2021

One test case for Biden's strategy for clean energy jobs: Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. The region lost jobs in the steel and auto industries. Now, a future is emerging in electric vehicles and clean energy.

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Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Sells Land Along the Clarion River for the Allegheny National Forest

Reid FrazierJune 2, 2021

The U.S. Forest Service is buying the 2-mile strip along the Clarion River for $1.2 million, filling a donut hole in the Allegheny National Forest.

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Report Shows Rebound for Natural Gas as Production, Prices Rise

Rachel McDevittMay 28, 2021

Pennsylvania’s gas industry increased production by 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the year before.

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Head of United Mine Workers Sees a Future for Coal Communities in a Clean Energy Economy

Ohio Valley ReSourceMay 28, 2021

Cecil Roberts supports many of Biden’s plans for infrastructure and renewable energy. But he says coal communities have sacrificed enough.

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Gina McCarthy on Helping Coal Communities as US Transitions to Clean Energy

Ohio Valley ReSourceMay 28, 2021

National climate advisor Gina McCarthy discusses how the Biden administration plans on investing in coal communities as the US transitions to renewable energy.

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