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In Pennsylvania, Unions Throw Political Weight Behind Natural Gas

Reid Frazier·April 6, 2018

The natural gas industry has turned to organized labor to build large infrastructure projects. And while that’s been good for unions, industry critics say that could be bad for Pennsylvania.

Economy Energy

The Shale Dilemma Goes Global

Reid Frazier·April 5, 2018

Pennsylvania is ground zero for the fracking revolution but will this revolution spread around the globe?

Economy Energy Your Environment Update

Could Some Counties Scrap the Annual Vehicle Emissions Test?

Amy Sisk·March 30, 2018

Millions of Pennsylvania drivers make an annual trip to their local auto shop to test their vehicles' emissions. Two decades after this ritual began, some are questioning its necessity.

Economy Pollution

FirstEnergy Says it’s Closing Three Nuclear Plants; Seeks Federal Help

Reid Frazier·March 30, 2018

The company sites "market challenges." Natural gas and renewable energy have been making up a larger amount of the country’s electric grid, eating into coal and nuclear power.

Economy Energy

Coal Country Students Look to Renewable Energy to Keep the Lights on at School

Benny Becker·March 23, 2018

These kids have ambitions to change the future of energy in the coalfields.

Economy Energy

Pittsburgh Institutions are Trying to Reduce Food Waste, But at What Cost?

PublicSource·March 16, 2018

In some cases, reducing food waste has had unexpected consequences: taking food from the needy.

Economy Food and Agriculture

At Greene County Coal Mine, Dwindling Production Means 370 Lost Jobs

Reid Frazier·March 9, 2018

After its productivity declined, the mine's owners decided to close it down.

Economy Energy

Why Some Strike it Rich in the Natural Gas Patch, and Others Strike Out

Marie Cusick·March 2, 2018

Royalty money from natural gas drilling has helped save many struggling family farms. But many people now say this economic windfall is being doled out in an unfair, and possibly illegal, manner.

Economy Energy

Agriculture officials are asking people who see a spotted lanternfly in any form -- egg masses or full grown insects -- to double bag them, throw them away - and report it to the state at BadBug@pa.gov

Conservation Economy Food and Agriculture Your Environment Update

Opponents of Offshore Drilling Gear Up for a Fight

Susan Phillips·February 23, 2018

The Trump Administration has proposed opening up the entire East Coast to offshore exploration. But fishermen, environmentalists, realtors, and business owners in New Jersey are voicing their unified opinion that it's not worth the risk.

Economy Energy Politics Pollution

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In Pennsylvania, Unions Throw Political Weight Behind Natural Gas

The Shale Dilemma Goes Global

Could Some Counties Scrap the Annual Vehicle Emissions Test?

FirstEnergy Says it’s Closing Three Nuclear Plants; Seeks Federal Help

Coal Country Students Look to Renewable Energy to Keep the Lights on at School

Pittsburgh Institutions are Trying to Reduce Food Waste, But at What Cost?

At Greene County Coal Mine, Dwindling Production Means 370 Lost Jobs

Why Some Strike it Rich in the Natural Gas Patch, and Others Strike Out

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Opponents of Offshore Drilling Gear Up for a Fight