Coal communities accuse Congress of breaking its promise to clean up abandoned mine lands
The House passed a bill that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining.
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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.
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.
In rooftop solar, advocates see a ‘missed opportunity’ for clean energy in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania at one point was considered an innovator on renewable energy. Now it's a national laggard.
The AI boom is coming for Pennsylvania. How will lawmakers respond?
Proponents of AI development say it's the dawn of a new industrial era in Pennsylvania. Others caution rushing to accommodate an industry "no one is prepared for."
Pennsylvania Lured Shell to the State With a $1.65 Billion Tax Break. Now the Company Wants to Sell Its Plant
Despite the tax "windfall" Shell got from Pennsylvania, the company is having “discussions” about a sale or partnership of its ethane cracker.
Pollution from a Westmoreland Co. landfill caused problems for decades. Fracking waste made it worse
Max Environmental Technologies hazardous waste landfill in Westmoreland County has a history of compliance problems. Fracking waste, which is often radioactive, made it worse.
The ‘horror story’ of hazardous waste in a small Pennsylvania town
An EPA investigation confirmed residents’ worst fears about operations at an industrial landfill. What happens next is all too uncertain.
Norfolk Southern rail bridges in western Pennsylvania in disrepair, study warns
The company dismissed the findings of a new report on 20 rail bridges in the Pittsburgh area. The company's train derailed two years ago in East Palestine, Ohio.
