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Pennsylvania boosts carbon capture research with investment in state geological survey

Rachel McDevitt·November 28, 2022

Pennsylvania is trying to position itself as a potential hub for carbon capture and storage, a technology that has been billed as a way to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use.

Climate Change Energy

A gas leak at Cambria County storage site has been plugged

Reid Frazier·November 21, 2022

A gas leak at a Cambria County underground natural gas storage site has been plugged, according to its owner. It had been venting gas since Nov. 6.

Energy Pollution

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How the $2 billion in tax credits Gov. Wolf signed into law will benefit natural gas

Kara Holsopple·November 18, 2022

We dig into how the tax credits will encourage natural gas drilling, why Wolf and Democrats supported it, and how hydrogen fits in.

Economy Energy Politics Your Environment Update

A natural gas storage facility in Cambria County is leaking gas again

Reid Frazier·November 18, 2022

The natural gas from an underground storage site is leaking again, despite the company stopping it overnight.

Energy Pollution

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CNX fined $200K for spills of fracking fluids in Greene County

Reid Frazier·November 17, 2022

The spills occurred at well pads in Richhill Township. CNX didn't fully remediate one spill for nearly 70 days while it continued to frack.

Energy Pollution Wild Pennsylvania

Natural gas leak at underground storage site in Cambria County stopped after 11 days

Reid Frazier·November 17, 2022

While the company needs to determine the actual amount of gas that leaked, it estimates that it could be 100 million cubic feet/day.

Energy Pollution

Shell’s ethane cracker, a mammoth plastics plant near Pittsburgh, begins operations

Reid Frazier·November 15, 2022

The $6 billion ethane cracker will take ethane from natural gas from fracking in the region to make 1.6 million metric tons of plastic/year.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

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How one Pennsylvania company is using waste coal to mine Bitcoin

Boen Wang·November 7, 2022

Pennsylvania has mountains of waste coal left over from the coal industry. One company is mining Bitcoin with power plants that burn waste coal. But what's the climate impact?

Climate Change Energy Pollution

Report concludes industry is not doing enough to clean up coal ash dumps

Kara Holsopple·November 4, 2022

The report by advocacy groups concludes that 96 percent of coal plants are not planning to effectively clean up coal ash dumps covered by a federal rule.

Energy Pollution Water Your Environment Update

Former Pa. coal communities receive millions for renewable energy, workforce development

90.5 WESA·November 4, 2022

The package will not only support goals like net zero carbon emissions but also finance trails, aviation training, child care and broadband expansion.

Climate Change Economy Energy

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Pennsylvania boosts carbon capture research with investment in state geological survey

A gas leak at Cambria County storage site has been plugged

How the $2 billion in tax credits Gov. Wolf signed into law will benefit natural gas

A natural gas storage facility in Cambria County is leaking gas again

CNX fined $200K for spills of fracking fluids in Greene County

Natural gas leak at underground storage site in Cambria County stopped after 11 days

Shell’s ethane cracker, a mammoth plastics plant near Pittsburgh, begins operations

How one Pennsylvania company is using waste coal to mine Bitcoin

Report concludes industry is not doing enough to clean up coal ash dumps

Former Pa. coal communities receive millions for renewable energy, workforce development