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.

Marie Cusick

Sunoco to Resume Work, Pay $12.6 million for Mariner East 2 Pipeline Violations

Marie Cusick·February 9, 2018

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.

News Pollution

Environmentalists Want More Action From Tom Wolf. More Talk Would be Nice, Too

Marie Cusick·February 2, 2018

“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.’”

Politics

VIDEO: Lancaster Welcomes People Displaced by Climate Change

Marie Cusick·January 10, 2018

The city hopes to be a refuge for internally displaced Americans who are escaping rising seas and extreme weather.

Climate Change Video

Conflicting Decisions on Pipelines Frustrate Industry and Landowners

Marie Cusick·September 22, 2017

A pipeline company condemned her land using the power of eminent domain, crippling her family’s maple syrup business.

Environmental Justice Follow the Pipeline

Pollution Buildup at Dam Could Harm Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Marie Cusick·August 25, 2017

A dam in northern Maryland has been holding back pollution for nearly a century, but scientists say it’s filled up faster than expected.

Pollution

Four silos tower above headstones that sit on a bill below.

Environmental Groups Score Legal Win in Longwall Mining Case

Marie Cusick·August 18, 2017

Two Pennsylvania environmental groups scored a legal victory in an ongoing challenge to the expansion of the largest underground coal mine in the U.S.

Environmental Justice Pollution

New Database Shows Pollutants in Most Public Water Systems

Marie Cusick·July 27, 2017

The database allows users to search by zip code or their local water utility name– aggregating information from nearly 50,000 public water systems.

Health Water

Will Pennsylvania Bailout the Struggling Nuclear Industry?

Marie Cusick·May 19, 2017

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.

Energy Politics

DEP Staffer Behind Contested Mining Permit Had Worked for Coal Company

Marie Cusick·March 17, 2017

A judge has raised concerns over how the state Department of Environmental Protection handled a controversial permit to mine coal under a western Pennsylvania state park.

Energy

After Standing Rock, Pipeline Fights Continue Around the U.S.

Marie Cusick·March 10, 2017

The historic protest at Standing Rock may be over, but battles over gas pipelines are now flaring up in other states, including Pennsylvania.

Energy

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