Energy & Environment
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Kenny Cooper
Pennsylvania environmental group pushing for air quality monitors in Delaware County communities
The monitors are meant to track the amounts of pollutants like ozone, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide in the air.
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These photos are shedding new light on how fireflies interact with the world
Photographer Pete Mauney finds his subjects along quiet stretches of farmstand highway, in abandoned fields and hidden pockets of woods.
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Courtesy of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Monarch butterflies are endangered but you can help
Lehigh Valley conservationists are tracking the population drop of one of the most recognizable butterflies in North America.
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The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds
The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the Earth as a whole, according to new research.
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Gas prices drop below $4 a gallon. These factors will determine what happens next
Analysts expect prices will continue to fall in the short term, but things get a lot more complicated further out.
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Eric Chase
Researchers find spreading drilling wastewater on Pa. roads can lead to harmful runoff
Contaminants such as salts, metals, and radioactive elements found in the runoff were at levels higher than what’s considered healthy for people and the environment.
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Kimberly Paynter
Energy Transfer held criminally responsible for damage from Mariner East pipeline construction
Among other things, Energy Transfer will spend $10 million to restore waterways damaged by its construction.
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How climate change drives inland floods
How does climate change affect heavy rain?
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Floods are getting more common. Do you know your risk?
Climate change is driving more flooding around the country, and the cost of flood damage to homes can be enormous, according to a pair of new analyses that look at the risks and costs of coastal floods in the U.S.
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Scott Detrow
A new Pa. law aims to address old gas well cleanup. It could make the problem worse, critics say
Gov. Wolf said the law eliminates the state’s authority to impose stricter requirements than what’s needed under Pa. law, even if more stringent requirements are mandatory parts of the federal program.
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Reid R. Frazier
Pa. sees Shell’s ethane cracker as an economic boon. But for some in Beaver County, it’s a reason to leave
Built with the biggest tax break in state history, the plant will employ 600 people permanently. But air pollution and other concerns are driving some people away.
By Reid Frazier
