Impact Fees Expected to Drop Due to Low Natural Gas Prices Rachel McDevitt·January 29, 2021Fees haven't been this low since the program started. That's bad news for some smaller communities that rely on the fees for their budgets. EconomyEnergy
Proposal to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Draws 13,000 Comments Rachel McDevitt·January 22, 2021Enviro groups claim support for the rule, which will help address climate change. Industry supporters say online system shut out people without reliable internet.Climate ChangeEnergy
Environmentalists see opportunity for Pennsylvania legislature in 2021 Rachel McDevitt·January 14, 2021They hope lawmakers will see some environmental action as good for the economy and begin to consider climate change.Climate ChangePoliticsYour Environment Update
State Gives $34 Million for Water Cleanup Rachel McDevitt·January 6, 2021The Growing Greener program funded 149 projects across Pennsylvania for improvements like reducing farm runoff and restoring watersheds.WaterWild Pennsylvania
RGGI, Behind the Rhetoric: What We Know About the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Rachel McDevitt·December 31, 2020RGGI has been touted as a either a key climate action or job killer. Find out the facts of RGGI.Climate ChangeEconomyEnergy
State Gives $2.5 Million to Pitt to Study Health Impacts of Fracking Rachel McDevitt·December 23, 2020Pitt Public Health will conduct two studies, including a possible relationship to childhood cancers in southwestern Pa.HealthPollution
Federal Agency Approves Transfer of TMI-2 for Decommissioning Rachel McDevitt·December 4, 2020The partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island reactor is still the country’s most serious accident at a nuclear power plant.Energy
Can Biden’s Climate Plan Spark Cooperation in Pennsylvania? Rachel McDevitt·December 4, 2020Some see possible common ground in jobs and infrastructure projects like charging stations for electric cars.Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics
Central Pa. Counties Get $6M to Help Reduce Pollution to the Chesapeake Bay Rachel McDevitt·November 30, 2020The counties are responsible for some of the highest levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment running into the Chesapeake Bay.PollutionWater
Bill Heading to Governor Relaxes Environmental Laws for Conventional Drillers Rachel McDevitt·November 20, 2020Lawmakers say the less rigorous environmental standards are scaled for "mom and pop" drillers. EnergyPoliticsPollution
