‘Anti-Protest’ Bill Passes Ohio House Julie GrantDecember 18, 2020 The bill calls for stiffer penalties for trespassing and tampering of infrastructure like pipelines. Enviro groups say the bill could stifle legitimate protests. EnergyYour Environment Update
When a Gas Plant Moves Next Door Julie GrantDecember 11, 2020 Next to the site of one of the largest gas power plants of its kind in the country, neighbors say they have lost much. EnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update
Fears for Safety and Climate Surround LNG Export Terminal Planned on the Delaware River Susan PhillipsDecember 11, 2020 What scares people the most is transporting flammable LNG 200 miles along the I-95 corridor through densely populated areas. Climate ChangeEnergyHealth
DEP Deals Blow to Fracking Plan at U.S. Steel Mill Near Pittsburgh Reid FrazierDecember 11, 2020 The agency says it will suspend reviewing environmental permits for the controversial well after it lost its local zoning permit. Energy
Trump’s Last Act: Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Reid FrazierDecember 4, 2020 The Trump administration announced it will sell drilling leases in early January. Can Joe Biden do anything to stop oil drilling in the refuge? ConservationEnergyPodcastsWildlifeYour Environment Update
Federal Agency Approves Transfer of TMI-2 for Decommissioning Rachel McDevittDecember 4, 2020 The partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island reactor is still the country’s most serious accident at a nuclear power plant. Energy
Can Biden’s Climate Plan Spark Cooperation in Pennsylvania? Rachel McDevittDecember 4, 2020 Some see possible common ground in jobs and infrastructure projects like charging stations for electric cars. Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics
Families and Advocates Criticize Pa.’s Fracking Health Studies Reid FrazierDecember 3, 2020 Families say they're being cut out of the process of designing studies about whether fracking had anything to do with childhood cancers in SW Pa. EnergyHealth
Bill Heading to Governor Relaxes Environmental Laws for Conventional Drillers Rachel McDevittNovember 20, 2020 Lawmakers say the less rigorous environmental standards are scaled for "mom and pop" drillers. EnergyPoliticsPollution
DEP: Revolution Pipeline Can’t Go Into Service Until Stability Issues Are Fixed Julie GrantNovember 13, 2020 DEP's order says the pipeline runs along unstable steep slopes and hillsides. A landslide caused an explosion in 2018. EnergyFollow the Pipeline
