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Pa. looks to regulate carbon storage wells with new law

Rachel McDevitt·July 26, 2024

A new state law starts a process of transferring federal authority over underground carbon dioxide storage to Pennsylvania, and allows the Department of Environmental Protection to create regulations for CO2 wells.

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Pa. gets nearly $400M from EPA to lower carbon emissions from industries

Reid Frazier·July 22, 2024

Pennsylvania’s industrial sector, including steel and plastic production, accounts for 31 percent of the state’s carbon pollution.

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New tax breaks, grants and assistance: Pa. task force makes recommendations on flood insurance

Sophia Schmidt·July 22, 2024

Flooding in Pennsylvania is expected to worsen because of climate change. A new report offers recommendations to make flood insurance more accessible and more affordable.

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Pa. heat advisories are outpacing the average rate this summer. Climate change plays a role

Rachel McDevitt·July 22, 2024

Since June, 18 heat advisories have been issued in Pennsylvania - that’s 13 more than the average for this time period over the last two decades.

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Neighborhoods in Pa. cities can get up to 13 degrees hotter due to urban environment

StateImpact Pennsylvania·July 17, 2024

The heat is absorbed and released by buildings, roads and pavement. It's worse in neighborhoods with low incomes and higher populations of people of color.

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Kids can spend more time outdoors when provided with shade, study finds

Zoë Read·July 10, 2024

Researchers say shade can increase outdoor activities by an average of 14 minutes.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act is playing out in one of the ‘most biased’ states for renewables

Floodlight·June 25, 2024

Solar developers are going head-to-head with fossil fuel-backed opposition groups and renewable bans in Ohio.

Climate Change Energy Politics

Climate change is making heat waves like this week’s more common and severe in Pa.

Sydney Roach·June 19, 2024

A Penn State climate scientist explains how climate change is making heatwaves more likely and the health implications of higher temperatures.

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‘We’re loading the dice’: Scientists say record heat is due to climate change

Reid Frazier·June 19, 2024

Pennsylvania is expected to have more than a month of 90-degree temperatures in a year by mid-century, up from an average of five days.

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CNX plan to turn mine gas into jet fuel a ‘win-win’, or carbon accounting ‘gimmick’?

Reid Frazier·June 18, 2024

CNX wants to use coal mine methane to make sustainable aviation fuel. Some experts say its a huge waste of taxpayer money, and "the most generous tax credit in U.S. energy policy history."

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Pa. looks to regulate carbon storage wells with new law

Pa. gets nearly $400M from EPA to lower carbon emissions from industries

New tax breaks, grants and assistance: Pa. task force makes recommendations on flood insurance

Pa. heat advisories are outpacing the average rate this summer. Climate change plays a role

Neighborhoods in Pa. cities can get up to 13 degrees hotter due to urban environment

Kids can spend more time outdoors when provided with shade, study finds

How the Inflation Reduction Act is playing out in one of the ‘most biased’ states for renewables

Climate change is making heat waves like this week’s more common and severe in Pa.

‘We’re loading the dice’: Scientists say record heat is due to climate change

CNX plan to turn mine gas into jet fuel a ‘win-win’, or carbon accounting ‘gimmick’?