DOE and Appalachia hydrogen hub reach an agreement, unlocks an initial $30 million

Reid FrazierAugust 1, 2024

The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, or ARCH 2, will get up to $925 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for hydrogen projects in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.

Climate ChangeEnergy

River group gets $1.2M to remove dams in Ohio and Susquehanna watersheds, improve fish habitat

Julie GrantMay 2, 2024

The non-profit group, American Rivers, will use a $1.2 million grant to reconnect nearly 200 miles of aquatic habitat in Western Pennsylvania.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlife

Tioga River clean-up effort gets major boost

Kat BolusApril 4, 2024

The five largest mine discharges in the Tioga River watershed will be remediated, cleaning up 22 miles of the 58-mile river.

ConservationEnergyWild Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania leads nation in abandoned mines, but feds see light at the end of the tunnel

Oliver MorrisonApril 4, 2024

The Interior secretary was in Westmoreland County to announce that Pennsylvania will get $244M to address mine subsidence

Energy

Pa. gains new abandoned gas wells as it sets records capping old ones

Rachel McDevittFebruary 27, 2024

Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of abandoned gas wells. Last year, the state plugged just 139, while gaining more than 500.

Climate ChangeEnergyPollution

VP Harris announces $200 million for Pa. water infrastructure during Pittsburgh visit

Oliver MorrisonFebruary 21, 2024

It was part of a larger announcement of $5.8 billion in additional funding for clean water projects nationwide.

PoliticsWater

New ‘Hub’ to help local governments in southwestern Pa. bring in historic clean energy funds

Julie GrantFebruary 14, 2024

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.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

Pennsylvania gets $101 million to clean up old mines

Rachel McDevittFebruary 6, 2024

Pennsylvania has 200,000 acres of abandoned mine land and more than 5,000 miles of streams contaminated by abandoned mine runoff.

ConservationPollutionWaterWild Pennsylvania

Millions of federal dollars could help Pa. build a climate-ready electric grid

Sophia SchmidtOctober 27, 2023

The country’s fragmented, largely outdated electric grid is considered a major obstacle to fighting human-caused climate change.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Hydrogen is coming to Pennsylvania. Now what?

Reid FrazierOctober 23, 2023

Analysts say the hydrogen hubs will take at least 10 years and billions more in private money and tax breaks to develop.

Climate ChangeEnergy