Where Pennsylvania stands with regulating data centers
The passing of Pennsylvania’s new budget means that several bills to slow down data center development in the state are on hold, like repealing a key tax exemption.
Energy
Energy Transfer seeks to expand gas plant with history of problems in Washington County
The processing station has had multiple violations since beginning operations in 2020, and is trying to expand operations.
Ohio asks 4 injection wells to shut down, suspects frack wastewater is migrating to other wells
Local groups and the city of Marietta are concerned the migrating frack wastewater could impact drinking water sources.
GOP’s Garrity faults Shapiro’s stance on data centers, stresses local control
Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity, who last year praised data centers, wants local officials to set the rules for development.
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.
More state lands in Ohio leased for fracking, over activists’ shouts
An Ohio commission approved 21 bids, and thousands of acres of public lands, for fracking rights.
Pa. House passes data center ‘pause’ along with Shapiro’s plan for ‘responsible’ development
Both chambers have approved a repeal of the commonwealth’s sales tax break on computer equipment for data centers.
Pa. bill aims to create a level playing field for direct-to-consumer EV sales
The bill would open the direct sales model to other EV makers besides Tesla that don’t have a network of franchised dealerships.
Groups say Nippon Steel investments will perpetuate coal and air pollution in the Mon Valley
They say upgrades don’t incorporate newer technologies but instead are "stopgap things to make U.S. Steel profitable in the short term."
New coal mine could dump 2.8M gallons treated wastewater into Laurel Highlands trout stream
The Pennsylvania DEP is accepting comments on the mine's wastewater discharge permit that advocates worry could change the ecology of the stream.
