Program to help power Pennsylvania schools with solar energy will go online soon 90.5 WESA·September 12, 2024Solar for Schools, a new Pennsylvania program, will help schools save hundreds of thousands on energy costs each year and create local jobs.Climate ChangeEnergy
Fact check: A president can’t ban fracking in Pennsylvania Susan Phillips·September 11, 2024Former President Donald Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban fracking if elected president. Could she do that?2024 ElectionEnergyPolitics
New Freeport residents in court demanding clean water from EQT PublicSource·September 10, 2024A lawsuit seeks to compel the Pittsburgh-based gas firm to provide clean water to the Greene County hamlet after a 2022 fracking mishap.EnergyHealthPollutionWater
How are Pennsylvania’s lawmakers doing when it comes to the environment? Reid Frazier·September 4, 2024The Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania's scorecard rates each legislator's vote on bills that the group considers pro or anti-environmental. 2024 ElectionClimate ChangeEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update
Study: Fossil fuel workers have skills for clean energy jobs but might have to move Danish Bajwa·August 29, 2024While workers in the coal, gas and oil industries have the right skills, future clean energy jobs might not be coming to places like Appalachia.EconomyEnergyYour Environment Update
Community attends ‘Calling Hours,’ a memorial for its deceased coal plant Julie Grant·August 28, 2024A coal-fired power plant closed during the pandemic. A performance brought the community together to say goodbye. CultureEnergyYour Environment Update
The new tax credits for home solar and energy efficiency you might not know about Kara Holsopple·August 23, 2024The Inflation Reduction Act invests big in clean energy, including tax breaks for energy efficiency and clean energy at home. Climate ChangeEnergyYour Environment Update
Stormwater runoff not an issue in solar fields with proper management, study finds Rachel McDevitt·August 23, 2024A new Penn State study shows both natural and built solutions can stop runoff becoming a problem at large solar installations.Climate ChangeEnergy
Manchin opens the Appalachian hydrogen hub he helped bring to the region. Some question if it will bring clean energy Reid Frazier·August 23, 2024The ARCH2 hub will produce blue hydrogen from natural gas, and the CO2 pollution created will be captured and buried in underground wells. Climate ChangeEnergy
ARCH2 officials promise greater transparency for hydrogen projects now that it has DOE approval Reid Frazier·August 16, 2024At a public meeting, ARCH2 officials said plans were moving ahead for billions of dollars in hydrogen projects throughout the region.Climate ChangeEnergy