We break down all the air quality news from the last few weeks: a new soot rule, a landmark settlement with U.S. Steel over a 2018 fire, and the EPA’s rejection of the company’s air permit. We’ll also hear about how future methane-spewing blowouts from gas storage facilities could happen because of design flaws in the wells. Plus, the search for an endangered flying squirrel in Pennsylvania.
We have news about a new effort to bring in federal clean energy funds to the region, outdoor recreation in Pa., funds to clean up coal mine pollution and more.
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A roadmap for growing Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation economy - DCNR's plan aims to have outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania create jobs and economic opportunity, and provide pathways to enjoy the outdoors.
The search for endangered flying squirrels in the Poconos - A group is searching for endangered northern flying squirrels in the Poconos. Last count, there were only 33 in Pennsylvania.
What you need to know about soot, U.S. Steel and Pittsburgh’s air - How the latest news about a new soot standard, a settlement with U.S. Steel and EPA's rejection of the company's air permit could impact Pittsburgh's air.
New ‘Hub’ to help local governments in southwestern Pa. bring in historic clean energy funds - The effort will help municipal governments in a 10-county region access the billions of dollars available from the Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure law.
Pennsylvania gets $101 million to clean up old mines - Pennsylvania has 200,000 acres of abandoned mine land and more than 5,000 miles of streams contaminated by abandoned mine runoff.
Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ that happened in Cambria County could happen again - A year after a major methane leak from an underground storage reservoir in western Pennsylvania, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the U.S.
