Energy & Environment
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Rachel McDevitt
Harrisburg settles with ACLU over conditions for climate event
Better Path Coalition and the ACLU of Pennsylvania sued Harrisburg over what they say was a lack of transparent standards and fixed permit fees as the group tried to organize a climate action march in June.
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Marie Cusick
Green groups give mixed review of Pa. DEP head as he leaves agency
Some environmental groups praised Secretary Patrick McDonnell’s work on climate change while others said he didn’t do enough.
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Anne Danahy/StateImpact Pennsylvania
Influx of renewables has regional operator planning for future electric grid
Over the next 15 years PJM Interconnection expects to add 100,000 megawatts of renewable power.
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Susan Phillips
Infrastructure plan: $33 million to clean up hundreds of oil wells in Pennsylvania and other states
There are an estimated 15,000 abandoned wells on federal land — and states have indicated that they would need more than $8 billion to clean up 130,000 other orphaned wells.
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AP
Planned treatment plant called a new threat to Dimock’s water
A state court on Tuesday denied an application to temporarily block a permit for construction of a wastewater plant in the town of Dimock,
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Cliff Owen
Worried by Ukraine war impacts, environmentalists petition feds to dump LNG by rail
Environmental groups are urging the Biden administration to reverse a Trump-era rule that allows rail shipments of liquified natural gas (LNG).
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Reid R. Frazier
Even moderate air pollution in Allegheny County raises ER visits for kids with asthma, study finds
Even moderate amounts of air pollution increase the number of children going to emergency rooms for asthma in Allegheny County, a new study finds.
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US Steel fined $1.5 million for violations at Pittsburgh-area plant
The company also must make improvements to the Edgar Thomson plant, including installing a video system to monitor emissions, and conduct a study to determine better ways to control pollution.
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Courtesy Plug Power
Pennsylvania is vying for a clean energy hub, but some worry it still relies on fossil fuels
“This would transform our economy. This would transform us in ways we really should be excited about.”
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Reid R. Frazier
In US, Pennsylvania and other states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue
In April, the commonwealth became the first major fossil-fuel state to adopt a carbon-pricing policy.
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Susan Phillips
As Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates push more gas production, report collects studies that show fracking harms
Anti-fracking groups say some aspects of the industry can’t be effectively regulated.
By Jon Hurdle
