Rachel McDevitt, Author at The Allegheny Front

Sunoco Pays $85,000 for Spills in 4 Counties from Its Mariner East Project

Rachel McDevitt·August 20, 2021

Spills from the Mariner East construction were in Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, and Lebanon counties. Sunoco already paid half a million dollars in fines for spills in Lebanon county last year.

Energy Pollution

Environmental Advocates Call on Legislature to Put More Money Toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Rachel McDevitt·August 11, 2021

They want lawmakers to use some of the billions they have in federal dollars toward waterway cleanup that would benefit the Chesapeake Bay.

Pollution Water

A gas wel lpad in the Loyalsock State Forest

Environmental Group Asks Court to Order Lawmakers Pay Back Money Meant for Conservation

Rachel McDevitt·August 6, 2021

The Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation is hoping to get the state to return more than $1 billion to a conservation fund.

Conservation Energy Politics Wild Pennsylvania

Pa. Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used for Conservation

Rachel McDevitt·July 29, 2021

Revenue like bonus, rental, and penalty payments from oil and gas drilling in state forests must go toward conservation, not balancing the state budget.

Conservation Energy Wild Pennsylvania

Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving Pa. a Step Closer to Joining Carbon Emissions Program

Rachel McDevitt·July 14, 2021

The Wolf administration hopes to join the cap-and-trade program in early 2022. DEP estimates it will prevent 97-227 million tons of carbon emissions from power plants through 2030 and raise $131-187 million annually.

Climate Change Energy Your Environment Update

Pennsylvania is on the cusp of a solar energy boom. Some communities want to fight it.

Rachel McDevitt·July 2, 2021

Another front in the debate over energy emerges in Pennsylvania: leasing land for clean energy versus living next to hundreds of solar panels.

Climate Change Energy

Would PA Joining a Cap-and-Trade Program Affect Your Electric Bill?

Rachel McDevitt·June 25, 2021

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative could raise electric rates, but only by about $43 per year. Pa. could raise $3.5 billion through RGGI over 9 years.

Economy Energy

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Natural Gas Impact Fees Hit Lowest Level on Record in 2020

Rachel McDevitt·June 18, 2021

Pennsylvania collected about $146 million from natural gas drillers last year in impact fees — the lowest amount paid since the fee started.

Economy Energy

Homer City power plant in Indiana County, Pennsylvania generated enough electricity in 2014 to power a million homes. Photo: Reid Frazier

Pa. Democrats Unveil RGGI Investment Plan While Republicans Move to Block Entry

Rachel McDevitt·June 16, 2021

The Wolf Administration estimates joining Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will raise about $300 million in the first year by charging power plants for their carbon emissions. Republicans say it will devastate coal communities.

Climate Change Politics

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Report Shows Rebound for Natural Gas as Production, Prices Rise

Rachel McDevitt·May 28, 2021

Pennsylvania’s gas industry increased production by 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the year before.

Economy Energy

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Sunoco Pays $85,000 for Spills in 4 Counties from Its Mariner East Project

Environmental Advocates Call on Legislature to Put More Money Toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Environmental Group Asks Court to Order Lawmakers Pay Back Money Meant for Conservation

Pa. Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used for Conservation

Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving Pa. a Step Closer to Joining Carbon Emissions Program

Pennsylvania is on the cusp of a solar energy boom. Some communities want to fight it.

Would PA Joining a Cap-and-Trade Program Affect Your Electric Bill?

Natural Gas Impact Fees Hit Lowest Level on Record in 2020

Pa. Democrats Unveil RGGI Investment Plan While Republicans Move to Block Entry

Report Shows Rebound for Natural Gas as Production, Prices Rise