Energy & Environment
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Katie Meyer
Environmentalists pressure Wolf to act faster on methane emissions
Their call for action comes as the Trump administration works to loosen federal regulations on the powerful greenhouse gas.By Katie Meyer -
Margaret J. Krauss
With Volkswagen money, advocates say, Pa. should be all-in on electric vehicles — but that’s not happening
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David J. Phillip
What can be saved? Back from the brink
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Reid R. Frazier
In the UK, fracking is not a thing — so shale gas from the U.S. has become their workaround
Dispatches from Scotland, part 3: StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Reid Frazier talks to a University of Strathclyde professor about how it’s hard to tell how much gas is in Britain’s shale, in part because fracking generally gets a thumbs-down there.
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Jon Hurdle
Court ruling clears way for Mariner East construction to restart at West Whiteland
PUC will have to lift injunction that blocked work at Chester County site, lawyers sayBy Jon Hurdle -
Keith Ridler
Agency considering renewing license to keep Three Mile Island nuclear debris in Idaho
Federal authorities want to store the partially melted core from one of the United States’ worst nuclear power accidents for another 20 years in Idaho.
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Reid R. Frazier
At Grangemouth refinery in Scotland, a plastics evangelist says U.S. shale gas is vital
Dispatches from Scotland, part 2: StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Reid Frazier talks with Kevin Ross, who runs a company that focuses on plastics testing and recycling and says U.S. shale gas is driving important investment into the UK economy.
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Marie Cusick
Pennsylvania has a key role in talk of a carbon-neutral economy. We’ll take a closer look at the stakes
StateImpact Pennsylvania is part of “Covering Climate Now,” an effort led by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation magazine to focus news organizations’ efforts on coverage of the issue.
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Kimberly Paynter
PUC says no leak or damage to line after latest sinkhole along Mariner East 2 in Delaware County
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Scott Blanchard
What we learned from StateImpact Pennsylvania’s forum in Philadelphia on climate change adaptation, resilience, and social equity
Panelists discussed how climate change is affecting vulnerable communities, and talked about potential solutions.
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Pa. business advocates celebrate Trump’s Clean Water rollback
Meanwhile, environmental groups like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation say the move is an “assault” on clean water.By Katie Meyer
