Company charged in 2018 Greene County house explosion
A statewide grand jury recommended criminal charges for Equitrans for failing to properly maintain a gas storage well that led to the explosion.
Energy
Pa. court rules climate program is an illegal tax, says state cannot join RGGI
Commonwealth Court is stopping Pennsylvania’s effort to join a cap-and-trade program targeting power plant emissions.
A new report compiles years of data about the health risks associated with fracking
A ninth edition includes health studies and investigations looking at risks from the fracking well pad to gas stoves in our homes.
Millions of federal dollars could help Pa. build a climate-ready electric grid
The country’s fragmented, largely outdated electric grid is considered a major obstacle to fighting human-caused climate change.
Rich Negrin, Department of Environmental Protection secretary, has resigned
DEP Secretary Rich Negrin has resigned for health reasons. Jessica Shirley was named acting interim secretary.
This rural township wants to make it easier for other places in Pa. to fight injection wells
Officials in Clara Township, Potter County, said they weren't notified about an injection well application in time. They want to change that.
Hydrogen is coming to Pennsylvania. Now what?
Analysts say the hydrogen hubs will take at least 10 years and billions more in private money and tax breaks to develop.
100 old oil and gas wells plugged in Pa.; 300,000 to go
Plugging 100 oil and gas wells in 10 months is more than Pennsylvania has done in six years, thanks to federal funds from the Infrastructure Law.
Pa. lagged in renewable energy growth in past decade, but trend may be reversing
A new report ranks Pennsylvania at the bottom of states for renewable energy growth over the last decade. Only Alaska is worse.
In Philadelphia, Biden promotes federally-funded hydrogen hubs as a clean energy source and job-creator
Seven regions across the U.S., from Pennsylvania to California, will share $7 billion to build the country’s first hydrogen hubs for fuel.
