PA DEP OKs ‘Rustic Ridge’ coal mine expansion beneath PA Turnpike
The company will mine metallurgical coal, but an environmental group worries the project will exacerbate longstanding mine drainage problems in the Laurel Highlands.
Reid Frazier
Trump grants exemptions from mercury rules for coal-fired power plants, including several in Pennsylvania
The exemptions were supported by the grid operator for the mid-Atlantic region, which is bracing for an oncoming rush of demand for artificial intelligence computing.
In Western Pennsylvania, an old coal town gets a gas-fired data center
Local residents weigh in on plans for the former Homer City coal-fired power plant to become a gas power plant and data center. "Giddy up," says one resident.
Largest natural gas power plant in the country, data center coming to former Homer City coal plant
The 3,200-acre data center campus in Indiana County will be built for artificial intelligence and other computing needs powered by natural gas.
Trump’s EPA head vowed to roll back dozens of regulations. What impact will that have on public health?
Many of the rules were put in place to protect human health and the environment. How will environmental groups push back on the EPA's new deregulatory agenda?
Report: Shell plant in Beaver County could be up for sale
A few years ago, Pennsylvania gave Shell the largest tax credit in state history to build its massive petrochemical plant in Beaver County. The company may already be thinking about selling the ethane cracker.
Crypto mining company agrees to speed cleanup of its coal ash pile
Stronghold Digital Mining will clean up its unpermitted coal ash dump at its waste coal power plant in Venango County, which fuels its crypto mining operations.
U.S. Steel agrees to $1.5 M settlement for residents living near Edgar Thomson Plant over air pollution complaint
Anyone seeking to become part of the class action lawsuit can sign onto the suit by March 31. A hearing on settlement is scheduled for April 15.
Trump’s federal funding freeze brought some abandoned mine cleanup in Pennsylvania to a standstill
Pennsylvania has the most abandoned coal mines in the U.S. Trump’s month-long funding freeze brought some of the work to fix it to a halt.
Trump’s attack on environment and climate policy is having immediate impacts
We talk with a former DOJ environmental enforcement lawyer who says Trump's funding pauses and cuts to staff at climate and environment programs will have a lasting impact.
