Anne Danahy is a reporter at WPSU. She was a reporter for nearly 12 years at the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania, where she earned a number of awards for her coverage of issues including the impact of natural gas development on communities. She hosts a Q&A program for Centre County's government and education access station and teaches a news writing and reporting class at Penn State.

Anne Danahy

Plans for a gas station next to a popular wetland in Huntingdon County spark opposition

Anne Danahy·January 26, 2023

Birders and residents are against a plan to build a gas station and truck stop next to the Old Crow Wetland. They say it would threaten an area teeming with wildlife.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

Turkeys are in decline in Pennsylvania. The Game Commission wants to know why

Anne Danahy·July 29, 2022

Loss of habitat, predators and even the weather are among the possible reasons turkeys are in decline.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

EPA asks a Bitcoin ‘mining’ operation in Clearfield County for information

Anne Danahy·July 22, 2022

Big Dog Energy installed 30 natural gas-powered generators and a gas-producing unit at a well pad without authorization from DEP. Now, EPA is involved.

Energy Technology

For a rural Pennsylvania area, a cryptocurrency mine brought noise pollution

Anne Danahy·July 13, 2022

One neighbor describes the noise coming from the Bitcoin mining site at a nearby gas well as “basically like a jet engine."

Energy Food and Agriculture Technology

New book looks at ‘global odyssey of migratory birds,’ challenges from climate change

Anne Danahy·April 8, 2022

Scott Weidensaul's new book examines challenges for birds that migrate across the globe, but also the "astounding resilience of nature."

Climate Change Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

When it comes to electricity, Pennsylvanians have lots of options

Anne Danahy·December 30, 2021

Buyers should take time to do their homework and read the fine print when choosing an electricity provider, and keep tabs on the price.

Economy Energy

Penn State study finds deer infected with COVID-19 at high levels, hitting 80% last hunting season

Anne Danahy·December 10, 2021

Researchers were able to match the genetic information of what was infecting people at that time to what was infecting the deer.

Conservation Coronavirus Recreation Wildlife

In Pa., You Can Pick an Electricity Provider. Did the Texas Storm Make You Rethink Your Choice?

Anne Danahy·May 14, 2021

Are you one of the few Pennsylvanians who has picked a different electricity provider? Maybe one that uses wind energy or is just cheaper? Maybe you are thinking of changing? We'd like to know.

Economy Energy News

More Rain Means More Towns Adopting Stormwater Fees

Anne Danahy·April 2, 2021

Frequent, heavy rainfall is testing stormwater systems in Pennsylvania like never before.

Climate Change Water

Legislative Action on Increasing Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Goals Appears Unlikely

Anne Danahy·March 18, 2021

The standards, set to max out this year, require utilities to buy certain amounts of power from renewable sources. Republican lawmakers would rather have consumer demand drive the transition to clean energy.

Energy

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