New sinkhole forms along Mariner East pipeline in Chester County
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is investigating a sinkhole along the Mariner East natural gas liquids pipeline in Chester County.
Energy
Renewable energy projects could come online faster with new grid policy in PA
PJM Interconnection is changing how it approves new electricity projects, intending to speed up the process. About 8 in 10 of the more than 2,600 projects waiting for approval are from renewable sources.
Pa. leads in EV incentives, but lags in planning and goals, report says
Pennsylvania falls in the middle of the pack when it comes to state policies that make it easier for people to use electric vehicles.
Company seeks former mine lands for reforestation
Owners of formerly-mined lands now have a chance to transform their properties into young, healthy forests.
Activists rally to prevent fracking under Ohio’s largest state park
They’re fighting against a new law that requires state agencies to consider proposals to drill for oil and gas under Ohio’s public lands.
Pa. gas drillers pay record amount in impact fees
Natural gas drillers paid more than $278 million in impact fees in 2022, their largest amount since the payments began in 2012.
Safety, oversight concerns raised as Pa. lawmakers pursue billions for hydrogen hubs
Some lawmakers and environmentalists fear the state isn’t prepared to take on oversight for capturing carbon and storing it deep underground.
Residents rally against Shell plastics plant pollution in Beaver County
They want Shell to be held accountable for pollution from its ethane cracker, including for it to be shut down during air pollution events.
Abandoned oil and gas wells emit carcinogens and other harmful pollutants, groundbreaking study shows
A new study shows benzene and other hazardous air pollutants are being released by abandoned oil and gas wells, putting people who live near by at risk. Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of these wells.
Pa. advocates say more scrutiny needed over well-plugging money
Pennsylvania has received $25 million so far to plug old oil and gas wells, which can leak methane, a greenhouse gas.
