Activists were surprised to learn of the proposal to process natural gas for export. And they're not happy. “We will not be prostituted for pollution."
Patrick McDonnell led DEP since 2016. He oversaw efforts on electric vehicles and environmental justice, but defended the agency's oversight of fracking.
Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor spent little time during recent debates talking about energy and the environment. So where do they stand?
Parties suing over the rule allowing Pa. to join an effort among 11 states to curb CO2 from power plants will present their arguments in court this week.
The regulation allowing Pa. to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will finally be published. But Republican lawmakers and candidates running for governor are against it.
Many small communities had to figure out how to deal with fracking with little guidance, and try to avoid the worst of the boom-bust cycle that energy extraction brings.
