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VIDEO: Why Are So Many Gas Pipelines Being Built?
Natural gas pipelines are all around us, most hiding in plain sight. Recently, there's been a building boom, especially here in PA. Buy why?
Abandoned Mines Across State to Get $55M in Cleanup Money
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will spend the money on projects around the state that treat polluted mine water, stabilize unsafe mine lands, and put out underground mine fires.
Four Energy Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A moratorium on wind energy on state game lands, a review of the grid, a severance tax on natural gas and a vote to gut regulations for conventional drillers. Don't miss this week's energy news.
Gearing Up for Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts
Ohioans are concerned about the impact that all the new well pads, pipelines, compressor stations and diesel truck traffic are having on the environment and the quality of life in their rural communities. What can they learn from what has happened in southwestern Pennsylvania?
PJM Will Study ‘Fuel Security’ of Electric Grid as Natural Gas use Rises
The operator says it will take several months to study whether its system could withstand events like a pipeline shutdown, a cyber attack on a natural gas delivery system, or a prolonged cold snap.
As Nuclear Power Loses Ground, Environmentalists are Torn: Save Nuclear for Climate’s Sake?
The four nuclear power plants that could close produce more carbon-free power than all of the wind and solar in the Mid-Atlantic grid, according to one study. What's an environmentalist to do?
Cheswick Coal Plant Hearing Draws Scrutiny Over Water Pollution
Residents and environmental advocates are calling for tough limits on water pollution from a coal-fired power plant situated a few miles upstream from the water intake for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.
Judges OK Consol Plan to Mine Beneath Greene County Stream
In past decisions, judges on the Environmental Hearing Board ruled against the DEP’s permits, at one point saying they would allow the company to “essentially destroy” the stream.
