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After the Murray Energy Bankruptcy, What’s the Future of Coal?

Reid FrazierNovember 20, 2019

Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy, gave President Trump an 'action plan' to save coal. So now what?

AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

StateImpact PennsylvaniaNovember 13, 2019

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project, which has a long track record of drilling mud spills, fines and regulatory shutdowns.

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Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks for Two Obama-Era Coal Pollution Rules

Reid FrazierNovember 4, 2019

The rules include an extension for the closure of unlined coal ash lagoons. A recent study has shown more than 90% of these sites are leaking arsenic and other toxins at levels exceeding EPA health standards.

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Native American Leaders Turn to Solar to Power Their Communities

Andy KubisNovember 1, 2019

Indigenous communities are using the power of the sun to transition away from fossil fuels and fight pipeline construction.

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New Report Finds Chemicals of Concern in Local Drinking Water

Kara HolsoppleNovember 1, 2019

The report analyzed 32 million state water records from public drinking water systems across the country. Just add a zip code to find your community.

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What You Need to Know About PA GOP’s Pro-Gas Bills

Kara HolsoppleOctober 17, 2019

Energize PA's most controversial bill would remove permitting authority from DEP and put it in the hands of a politically-appointed commission.

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The University of Missouri and Kansas State University recently developed pigs resistant to a deadly virus that costs the U.S. pork industry millions annually. Photo: Courtesy University of Missouri

Will New Pork Rules Put the Meat on Your Plate and Workers at Risk?

Julie GrantOctober 11, 2019

New rules for pork production put some of the oversight into the hands of industry and allow for processing speeds as fast as industry wants - from 16 hogs/minute to even 1,100 hogs/min.

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