PA leaders, Trump to meet at CMU about AI, as data centers threaten to worsen climate change
By 2030, data centers for AI use in the U.S. could be responsible for as much CO2, the main ingredient in climate change, as the country of France.
Energy
In Michael Mann’s book, Earth’s climate history shows us there’s still time to act
"Our Fragile Moment" takes lessons from the paleoclimate record to help us survive the climate crisis.
As a longtime fracking activist moves on, his concerns about the industry persist
Ted Auch, formerly of FracTracker, an advocacy group that analyzes the risks of oil and gas development, wants to work on changing laws and the impacts of dark money.
Court rules against Allegheny County township that allowed fracking near homes
If an appeal fails, the company may be required to remove the gas well in Elizabeth Township. One lawyer says the new legal approach could be applied to other municipalities.
Boots and drones deployed in hunt for orphan gas wells in Southwestern Pa.
Old wells pose health and safety risks by leaking pollutants that can contaminate groundwater and impact air quality.
A Pennsylvania fracking report had 8 recommendations. 5 years later, few have been implemented
In 2020, Josh Shapiro, then Pa.'s AG, released a landmark report with recommendations on regulating fracking. Advocates say he has done little to advance them.
Pa. lawmakers consider new state board to fast-track electricity projects
Environmental groups are divided on whether to support a new state board that would expedite the siting of electricity projects.
Residents near the Mountain Valley Pipeline are still uneasy
Residents who live near the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline are unsure about its safety one year after it began operating.
Atlantic Shores seeks to cancel offshore wind contract with N.J., but says it hasn’t abandoned the project
The company says its offshore wind project is in a holding pattern while awaiting a new political climate.
In Western Pa., a new mine expansion has residents nearby worried
Neighbors reported doors opening on their own, cracks in their basement. A new mine expansion has residents worried about their water wells.
