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Can capitalism save the planet from a climate crisis?

Susan PhillipsApril 27, 2023

Reporter Susan Phillips headed to Israel to find out what technology driven by capitalism can do to help us prepare for a warming future.

Climate ChangeEconomyTechnology

Pa. Democrats control the state House. The new energy committee chair says he’ll look for bipartisan agreement

Rachel McDevittApril 14, 2023

State Rep. Greg Vitali is interested in neighborhood-scale solar projects and electric vehicle infrastructure, and will push for more staffing at the DEP.

Politics

U.S. Steel reaches tentative settlement with Allegheny County, groups over air pollution following 2018 fire

Reid FrazierMarch 29, 2023

The federal lawsuit had asked for $42 million fine for U.S. Steel under the Clean Air Act. The fire knocked out pollution controls for more than 100 days.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Mon Valley clean air watchdog calls on EPA to challenge Clairton plant’s operating permit

Jillian ForstadtMarch 8, 2023

The Group Against Smog and Pollution says the latest permit doesn’t hold the company to a plan to remedy the source of air violations.

Pollution

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Rachel McDevittMarch 8, 2023

The proposed budget assumes Pennsylvania will charge power plants for carbon dioxide pollution, raising more than $600 million in the next year.

Climate ChangePolitics

EPA lists additional chemicals released in East Palestine train derailment

Julie GrantFebruary 13, 2023

EPA listed a total of five chemicals that were released when a Norfolk Southern train derailed and told the company it may be liable for cleanup. Residents are back home.

PollutionTransportation

Residents allowed back home near Ohio train derailment after air declared safe

Julie GrantFebruary 8, 2023

Residents were evacuated because of a 50-car train derailment that happened late Friday night near the Pennsylvania border.

PollutionTransportationWaterYour Environment Update

Ex-Pennsylvania DEP secretary: Agency’s underfunding will test its new leader

Rachel McDevittJanuary 20, 2023

Despite some recent increases in its budget, DEP has been constrained by a decade of underfunding.

Politics

Groups, residents want EPA to protect Mon Valley from ‘unacceptably high’ levels of benzene pollution from U.S. Steel

Reid FrazierJanuary 4, 2023

Benzene, a known carcinogen, threatens ‘imminent danger’ to residents, the groups argue in a letter to EPA. They want action under the Clean Air Act.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Episode for December 30, 2022

The Allegheny FrontDecember 30, 2022

This week, we're looking back to some of the environmental issues we covered in 2022, like hydrogen. It's been seen as the clean fuel of the future for decades. Now the Biden administration is putting money into it. So, is it finally hydrogen’s time? We also hear about towns in Pennsylvania trying to get ahead of climate change, extreme weather and flooding. Plus, the author of a new bird guide for enthusiasts and beginners alike.

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2024 Election

What Pennsylvania voters say about the environment

Longtime environmental official on Pennsylvania election results: People will need to be ‘as tenacious as the industry’

What can we expect from a Trump administration? Our reporters weigh in.

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