Environmental group sues cryptocurrency plant and Governor Josh Shapiro
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The group alleges Stronghold Digital Mining's Panther Creek Electric Generating Facility pollutes the environment with the Shapiro administration’s support.
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Tioga River clean-up effort gets major boost
The five largest mine discharges in the Tioga River watershed will be remediated, cleaning up 22 miles of the 58-mile river.
Pennsylvania leads nation in abandoned mines, but feds see light at the end of the tunnel
The Interior secretary was in Westmoreland County to announce that Pennsylvania will get $244M to address mine subsidence
Water withdrawal plan from fracking company revives worry about threatened fish
A fracking company’s plan to withdraw water from Big Sewickley Creek is causing concern about its potential impact on a fish species.
Mountain Valley Pipeline fined $34,000 for 29 environmental violations
Virginia fined the MVP for inadequate erosion controls, impacts to wetlands and other violations. Activists say the fine is far too low.
Largest solar project in Pa. to be built on former coal mine with $90M federal grant
The Clearfield County project would be built on 2,700 acres of former mine land northwest of State College.
Preserving Pennsylvania’s coal history to look to the future
A treasure trove of coal history is being preserved in northeastern Pennsylvania. There are so many records, it will take at least a decade to archive it all.
Taxpayers subsidize polluting plastics plants like Shell’s ethane cracker, report finds
Many plastics plants that have received tax incentives like Shell's Beaver County facility routinely break environmental laws.
Josh Shapiro proposes state climate program to replace RGGI, asks for new renewable energy goals
Gov. Shapiro is offering his own version of a controversial program to limit climate-warming pollution from power plants and is setting new goals for renewable energy.
As Mountain Valley Pipeline nears completion, some residents say their concerns are being ignored
The MVP will start transporting gas from West Virginia to Virginia in June. So far, 42 complaints in Virginia allege pollution from construction.
