Impact fees from drilling rebounded in 2021 after pandemic slowdown
Natural gas companies in Pennsylvania are paying $234.4 million in impact fees, the highest amount since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economy
Want to Start a Farm? Good Luck Finding Land
Finding land is the number one challenge farmers are facing and number one reason young farmers are leaving agriculture.
Pennsylvania farmers are aging, creating an uncertain future for their communities and industry
By 2027, 75,000 jobs in agriculture in Pa. are expected to go unfilled. That will have profound effects on farming communities across the Commonwealth.
In Pittsburgh, energy secretary touts economic benefits of combating climate change
At a new solar panel plant, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the fight against climate change is "the war of our lifetimes."
In Beaver County, a mix of hope and fear over startup of Shell’s ethane cracker
The plant -- expected to open this summer -- has conjured hope for good jobs, and fears of a return of toxic skies and polluted waterways.
Pennsylvania natural gas hits highest price in last decade, report says
Natural gas prices hit an average of $4.10 per million British thermal units in the first three months of 2022.
Wolf touts Pennsylvania’s bid for a low-carbon hydrogen hub that relies on fossil fuels
Hydrogen fuel’s only by-product is water. But Pa.'s proposal for a federally-funded hydrogen hub would use natural gas to create hydrogen.
N.J. offshore wind developer inks deal to use all union labor
It’s part of a push toward a “just transition” to create well-paying jobs in renewable energy as the country moves away from fossil fuels
Appalachian groups call on Congress to support a modern CCC
Forty Appalachain groups want a new Civilian Conservation Corps to save Appalachia’s economy and address climate change.
Environmentalists and U.S. Steel clash over Allegheny County air quality regulations
Activists and residents say the new rules are watered down and won't protect public health. Others worry about jobs at the Clairton Coke Works.
