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
From Appalachia to Wyoming: Youth From Coal Country Discuss the Future After Coal Brittany PattersonNovember 13, 2020 The decline of coal, past and present, loomed large in their conversation about what the future may hold for them and their communities. EconomyEnergy
How Energy and Environment Will Change Under Biden Susan PhillipsNovember 9, 2020 From rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement to restoring fuel efficiency standards, Biden has a lot to do. 2020 ElectionClimate ChangeEnergy
Groups Sue EPA Over Flares at Industrial Facilities Reid FrazierNovember 2, 2020 Suit claims rules allow excess pollution at natural gas processing stations, landfills and chemical plants. EnergyPollution
How the Environment Is Playing in Swing States Julie GrantOctober 30, 2020 In the battleground states of Florida, Michigan and Pennsylvania, we ask if the environment, climate change and fracking are making a difference to voters. 2020 ElectionClimate ChangeEconomyEnergyPodcasts
