Nuclear boosters, skeptics eyeing Three Mile Island restart
Labor, training and inspections are just some of the variables as TMI prepares to go back online, something no other nuclear plant has done after shutting down.
Rachel McDevitt
Pa. didn’t plan for the end of coal. This community is trying to find a way forward.
After the Homer City coal-fired power plant closed last year, residents of the Indiana County community are trying to make a go of tourism by cleaning up its legacy pollution.
Pa. solar companies would need to plan for eventual cleanup under bill in state House
Under the bill, companies would have to prove they have enough money to cover 10% of cleanup costs before building, growing to 100% by the time the project is 25 years old.
‘Life Waste’: A musical tour of food waste, cow manure and biogas
The exploration of transforming waste to renewable energy is illustrated through songs titled “Behold the Cow,” “Making Gas,” “Dirt” and “Recycling Song.”
What can one person do about climate change? The food we (don’t) eat
If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. What you can do in your own home to reduce food waste.
Fear, hope among mixed reactions as Three Mile Island plans to restart
Constellation, the owner of the nuclear plant, hopes to have it back online by 2028 to supply Microsoft with carbon-free energy.
Pa. Senate votes to repeal climate program known as RGGI
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a cap and trade program. Pennsylvania would join 10 other states to cut carbon from power plants.
Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says
A new report says that so much methane is being leaked that it could meet the energy needs of more than half of U.S. homes every year.
Report calls for tougher lead testing standards for Pa. school districts
The report by PennEnvironment finds that schools can avoid remediation measures for lead contamination, while still being compliant with state law.
Stormwater runoff not an issue in solar fields with proper management, study finds
A new Penn State study shows both natural and built solutions can stop runoff becoming a problem at large solar installations.
