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.
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7 debate questions about climate change and energy for Pa.’s Senate candidates
Here are seven questions about energy and climate that moderators should ask U.S. Senator Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick at Thursday's debate.
A company’s struggles raise questions about the future of lithium extraction in Pennsylvania
The company that aimed to create a lithium supply chain from fracking wastewater is instead closing plants and facing environmental and safety violations.
Climate advocates rally around a progressive fracking opponent, Pittsburgh-area Rep. Summer Lee
Lee's campaign said it has endorsements from 14 climate and environmental groups. Her opponent, Bhavini Patel, has support from trade unions.
In his first year as governor, Josh Shapiro forged alliances with the gas industry, angering environmentalists
Gov. Shapiro has sought to both regulate the gas industry and embrace it, a sharp contrast to his approach to fracking as attorney general.
Pittsburgh lauded for its ‘innovative’ rules to curb climate-fueled flooding
The National Climate Assessment shines a light on the city’s plans to curb flooding based on projections for heavier, climate-amplified precipitation.
Environmental justice a key theme throughout Biden’s National Climate Assessment
The report finds that societal factors, including historic racism, have shaped the climate reality for many communities of color.
National Climate Assessment charts climate change’s growing impact in the US, while stressing benefits of action
The report sees sea level rise of 11 inches by 2050 and says the transition to wind and solar energy must go two to 10 times faster to meet U.S. goals for reducing greenhouse gases.
Documents reveal new details about Pennsylvania governor’s secret working group on greenhouse gas emissions
A secret committee packed with energy companies that will determine if Pennsylvania would benefit from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Abandoned oil and gas wells emit carcinogens and other harmful pollutants, groundbreaking study shows
A new study shows benzene and other hazardous air pollutants are being released by abandoned oil and gas wells, putting people who live near by at risk. Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of these wells.
