Next-generation nuclear reactors will be smaller, safer, Pa. House Energy Committee hears
The panel is set to vote on legislation to allow regulators to set lower fees for small modular reactors.
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Flood disclosure bill to help home buyers recognize risks passes in Pa. House
One legislator hopes the law will help would-be property owners recognize the risks of property located in flood-prone areas.
Trump administration reluctantly resumes funding for EV chargers
Gov. Josh Shapiro was among 16 governors and attorneys general who sued to reinstate funding of the Biden-era program to build charging stations.
Federal officials call miners’ health a ‘priority,’ but are cutting a Pa. team studying mine safety
A roughly 100-person team at a NIOSH facility in Allegheny County are set to lose their jobs in June. They study the best ways to prevent injuries, illnesses and death in coal mines.
State Supreme Court hears arguments over Pa.’s membership in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative requires fossil fuel burning power plants to pay for carbon dioxide emissions. But is it a tax or a fee?
With federal cuts at national parks, state parks and forests brace for ‘record-breaking summer’
DCNR cites some federal campgrounds closing as a result in part of the boost in campsite reservations.
