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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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Pennsylvania boosts carbon capture research with investment in state geological survey

Rachel McDevittNovember 28, 2022

Pennsylvania is trying to position itself as a potential hub for carbon capture and storage, a technology that has been billed as a way to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use.

Climate ChangeEnergy

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How the $2 billion in tax credits Gov. Wolf signed into law will benefit natural gas

Kara HolsoppleNovember 18, 2022

We dig into how the tax credits will encourage natural gas drilling, why Wolf and Democrats supported it, and how hydrogen fits in.

EconomyEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

In coal-dependent South Africa’s climate plan, some see a blueprint for developing countries

Reid FrazierNovember 11, 2022

Ahead of the COP27 climate talks, South Africa released an $8.5 billion plan to transition to clean energy, paid for by the US and other wealthy countries.

Climate ChangeEconomy

Tom Wolf signs $2 billion tax package that encourages natural gas production in Pa.

Spotlight PANovember 3, 2022

Despite the size of the package, lawmakers introduced and passed the bill in just a few hours with no public hearings.

Climate ChangeEconomyEnergyPolitics

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Pa.’s natural gas industry set to get billions in state tax credits

Sam DunklauOctober 27, 2022

Called a backroom deal by critics, the bill includes nearly $2 billion in tax credits. Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to sign it.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

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2024 Election

Pa. communities start to see impact of federal climate spending, as election casts doubt on programs’ futures

No ‘seat at the table’: Why environmental justice activists fear a Trump win

How a Trump victory could stall offshore wind expansion

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