Energy & Environment
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Marie Cusick
Chester County DA charges Energy Transfer security manager, others in scheme to use constables for Mariner East pipeline security
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Dana Bate
Suburban Pa. school districts see green in propane buses
“Our plan is to eventually phase out diesel and go all propane.” -
Becca Haydu
You can thank the Great Recession for 2019’s Christmas tree shortage
Because Christmas trees grow at an average rate of a foot per year, the public only started to harvest in 2017 trees planted during the recession. -
Wayne Parry
Shell shock: Giant invasive mussels eradicated from US ponds
Federal wildlife officials and a New Jersey conservation group say they’re confident they have narrowly avoided a serious environmental problem by eradicating Chinese pond mussels from a former fish farm in Hunterdon County.
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David J. Phillip
What can be saved? Sanctuaries safeguard the seas
Scientists say protecting broad swaths of the ocean might not be enough to preserve marine ecosystems in the era of climate change and warming waters.
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Chris Potter
Natural gas drilling can fracture political alliances on both sides of the aisle
As Democratic presidential contenders vie for a chance to take on President Donald Trump next year, the issue of fracking looms especially large in western Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia’s report on refinery site: A cleaner use, while desirable, isn’t likely in the short term
But the document also stipulates the city has limited control over the future of the complex. -
Michael Bryant/Inquirer/Landov
U.N. report: Greenhouse gas emissions are still rising
“There is no sign of [greenhouse gas] emissions peaking in the next few years.”By Rebecca Hersher/NPR -
Hiroo Saso
America’s shale gas ‘revolution’ has led to exports that span the globe — and helped solve Japan’s energy needs after a nuclear disaster
Drilling of the Marcellus and Utica shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.
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David Zalubowski
Winter storms threaten to snarl US holiday travel
“That could be a coast-to-coast storm.”By David Koenig and Thomas Peipert/The Associated Press -
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Trailblazing group of attorneys who enforced Pennsylvania environmental laws in 1970s looks to ‘rise again’
New environmental laws and the creation of the EPA created an opening for what became informally known as the “environmental strike force.” Now, some of them want to take up the cause again.
By Marie Cusick
