The ‘toxic cocktail’ brewing in Pennsylvania’s waterways
Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of fracking waste, some of it radioactive.
Energy
Twenty years into fracking, Pennsylvania has yet to reckon with its radioactive waste
Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.
Tracking oil and gas waste in Pennsylvania is still a ‘logistical mess’
More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.
Pennsylvania joins lawsuit seeking Trump administration release of EV charger funds
Staters say EV charging infrastructure development is stalled across the region because the White House is not releasing the funds.
Springdale data center gets green light
Springdale borough council voted to grant a conditional use permit for a massive data center to be build on the site of a former coal-fired power plant.
As Springdale council prepares to vote, residents worry how data center could impact life in town
Anxieties have been rising in Springdale as the borough debates whether to welcome a data center to the site of a former coal-fired power plant.
Ohio landfills take drilling waste, but don’t track or test much of it
Our investigation with Inside Climate News reveals the lack of oversight of drilling waste moving through Ohio landfills, potentially putting waterways at risk.
Springdale hears hours of testimony on proposed data center; plans December vote
After five hours of expert testimony and public comment, the Springdale Borough Council could vote on a massive data center before Christmas.
Next-generation nuclear reactors will be smaller, safer, Pa. House Energy Committee hears
The panel is set to vote on legislation to allow regulators to set lower fees for small modular reactors.
Pennsylvania ends attempt at CO2 regulation, leaving questions on how to address climate change
The six-year battle over Pennsylvania’s attempt to curb climate pollution from power plants has ended. So what's next?
