Electricity Usage Down Across the Region
The slow down has helped power grid staffing at PJM, which runs the grid for 13 states and D.C. It had prepared for pandemics and even did dry-runs with their staff working from home.
Susan Phillips
Gov. Wolf’s Budget Proposes Boosting Staff for Environmental Protection
DEP and DCNR would get 25 new staff each. It’s the first time proposed spending from the general fund for environmental protection has risen above $165.6 million in 25 years.
Study: Redlining Intensifies the Impact of Climate Change in Urban Areas
The legacy of the discriminatory federal housing policy known as redlining continues to deprive some urban neighborhoods of investment. A new study maps how that former policy worsens the impacts of climate change.
Trump Wants to Roll Back Environmental Reviews of Major Projects Like Pipelines
This rollback would eliminate the need for environmental impact studies for not just pipelines but other infrastructure projects like highways.
DEP Orders Range Resources to Clean Up its Act on Well That Had Garnered a Then-Record $8.9 Million Fine
The department says the company continuously failed to correct issues caused by faulty well construction nine years ago.
Natural Gas Production Headed for a Slow-Down in 2020
2019 was a banner year for gas production in our region, producing a third of the country's natural gas. But 2020 might not be so good.
America’s Shale Gas Helped Solve Japan’s Energy Needs after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
American natural gas is now exported to 35 countries, including Japan. But some Pennsylvanians have been forced to give up their land in the process.
Chester County DA Charges Energy Transfer Manager, Others in Scheme to Use Constables for Mariner East Pipeline Security
The DA alleges the 'buy-a-badge' scheme was meant to intimidate residents along the troubled pipeline construction project.
Forty Percent of Pennsylvania Bird Species Are Vulnerable to Climate Change
Common birds like the great horned owl could become less common and the state bird, the ruffed grouse could disappear altogether in Pa if global temperatures continue to rise.
Gov. Wolf Plans for Pennsylvania to Join a Regional Effort to Cut Carbon Emissions
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative requires power plants to pay for their emissions. Wolf bypassed the legislature with an executive order.
