Energy & Environment
Crypto-mining could be Pa’s next big environmental threat. We need to treat it that way | Opinion
The industry is operating with little regulation and oversight. Its many environmental impacts must be taken seriously.
How Pa. lawmakers are clawing back the state’s power to plug abandoned wells
‘Essentially, what we’re trying to do is to take the law back to where it was,’ state Rep. Greg Vitali, D-Delaware, said.
Shell to pay $10M in fines for exceeding pollution limits. Will it matter?
The fossil fuel giant acknowledged that it often exceeded emissions limitations at its Beaver County cracker plant since October 2022.
‘Mining our Manners’: It’s time for Pa. to clean up its abandoned mines
Pa. leads the nation in abandoned mine lands. It doesn't have to be that way.
$14M in federal aid for brownfield cleanup headed to Pa., Sens. Casey, Fetterman say
Organizations with brownfield site issues had to apply for the grant. Applicants received varying sums, ranging from $472,000 to $2 million.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Biden wetlands regulation; what that means for the Chesapeake Bay
Wetlands unique to the Chesapeake Bay's watershed will lose protection from being dredged and filled without a permit.
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments on order halting greenhouse gas reduction program
‘We know that the proceeds from the RGGI auction have the potential for further growth in a Pennsylvania clean energy economy,’ Katie Blume, of Conservation Voters PA said.
Conservation advocates fear clean energy initiatives could be lost in debt ceiling talks
With the most recent IPCC report indicating that the world will likely hit the 1.5 degrees celsius threshold by 2027, Blume said the IRA’s provisions to transition to clean energy “critical.”
With summer coming fast, regulator issues electric reliability warning
'Weather officials are expecting above normal temperatures for much of the United States,' a new report concludes.
Rural electric co-ops to get $10.7B in USDA funds for clean energy grants, loans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday. Congress approved the federal spending — $9.7 billion for a grant and loan program the department is calling the New Empowering Rural America program, or […]
N.J. state senator waters down plan to ban non-flushable wipes
Requiring a 'do not flush' label is a common sense approach that will benefit both industries and consumers, the bill's sponsor said.
Pa.’s largest coal plant is retiring. Could it transition to renewables?
Homer City Generating Station has been used to delay environmental regulations. Could the infamous site become a symbol for the just transition?