PA ranks near the bottom in adding renewable energy to electric grid
Pennsylvania is 47th in adding renewable energy to the grid, according to a new analysis by an environmental group.
Reid Frazier
Federal money will pay for “enhanced” geothermal project in Pennsylvania
Enhanced geothermal uses techniques like fracking to access underground heat that can be used to create energy with little to no greenhouse gases.
Activists want mills along Lake Michigan to invest in clean steel
Activists want steelmakers in Indiana to switch to clean steel by weaning themselves off of coal. The decision has big climate implications.
Gov. Shapiro moves to keep 2 coal-fired power plants open in Western Pa., as energy demand from data centers grows
The plants will stay open through 2032, and have more time to meet water pollution standards.
Energy company wants eminent domain for power lines in SW Pa. for data centers in Virginia
Residents fear they could lose their homes and properties if the PUC grants eminent domain for the project that will power data centers in Virginia.
U.S. Steel’s new owner gets poor marks in climate rating for steel industry
Nippon Steel scored so low because it’s actually been increasing its usage of coal in recent years, and recently reinvested in coal at a U.S. Steel plant in Indiana.
DEP mulls proposed Shell cracker permit with higher emission limits
The permit allows for higher pollution levels for emissions like nitrogen oxides–because updated federal regulations require new flaring technologies.
PA DEP says ‘no risk’ to the public from radioactive materials in oil and gas waste sent to landfills
A DEP study found that wastewater samples from landfills that take fracking waste were mostly below drinking water guidelines for radioactivity.
Environmental group intends to sue U.S. Steel over oily releases into Mon River
Three Rivers Waterkeeper claims U.S. Steel continued to release oily pollution into the river even after it signed a consent agreement with the state to stop.
Company spills over 1M gallons of drilling fluid into abandoned mine during pipeline construction
MarkWest said the fluid is nontoxic and that it has monitored for surface water contamination, but hasn’t found any.
