Climate & Energy
WITF’s climate and energy reporting can also be found on StateImpact Pennsylvania, a collaboration among WITF, WHYY, and the Allegheny Front.
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Rachel McDevitt
‘Life Waste’ is a musical tour of the potential of biogas
Valley Traction plans to perform Life Waste: a Biogas Musical this weekend on the Dickinson College Farm in Boiling Springs.
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Rachel McDevitt
Pa. solar companies would need to plan for eventual cleanup under bill in state House
The measure asks solar companies to show they can afford to clean up projects once they stop generating power.
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Susan Phillips
Fracking in Pennsylvania hasn’t gone as well as some may think
With all the talk of fracking in Pennsylvania during this presidential race, it’s worth looking at what is at stake for workers, leaseholders and residents who live near oil and gas operations.
One quick but important reality check — a president cannot ban fracking in Pennsylvania. Only an act of Congress can prohibit fracking on a national level on private and state land, which is where fracking occurs in Pennsylvania.
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Karen Hendricks
Solar co-op aims to lower cost for rooftop panels
Partners in Dauphin and Cumberland counties are working to help homeowners and businesses get a discount on solar power.
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Fear, hope among mixed reactions as Three Mile Island plans to restart
TMI’s restart is being hailed by those who want to cut climate pollution, but it’s opposed by people concerned about the risks of radiation from nuclear power and waste.
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Isabela Weiss
Fracking still stains Dimock as candidates spar over gas drilling
Fracking is back in the national spotlight as a sparring point in the 2024 presidential campaign.
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A new life is proposed for Three Mile Island supplying power to Microsoft data centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers with carbon-free energy.
By Marc Levy and Matt O’Brien/The Associated Press
