According to a Franklin & Marshall College/StateImpact Pennsylvania poll released Thursday, more than two-thirds of voters say the state should be doing more to address it.
Royalty money from natural gas drilling has helped save many struggling family farms. But many people now say this economic windfall is being doled out in an unfair, and possibly illegal, manner.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Sunoco has now demonstrated it can comply with the permit requirements, and regulators will be closely monitoring the work.
“I don’t think he has an environmental win where he can proudly say, ‘Yes, I committed to doing this. I pushed it through the legislature, and now the environment is now better protected.’”
A new national database released Wednesday by the Environmental Working Group shines a light on water quality across the U.S.
The database allows users to se...
The nation's nuclear power industry is having a tough time. Like coal companies, it's struggling amid slowing demand for electricity, and competition from cheaper natural gas. That's why the nuclear industry has been turning to state legislatures for help.
Marie Cusick is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania, a collaboration between WITF and WHYY covering the fiscal and environmental impact of Pennsylvania’s booming energy economy.
