Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro seems to be making good on a campaign promise to "hold the oil and gas companies criminally liable for poisoning our air and our drinking water.”
The company says improvements will reduce emissions and improve efficiency. Enviro groups say it doesn't address air pollution from the Clairton Coke Works.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Environmentalists say proposed state rules are too lenient, industry says they're too costly. But they might bring new technology and jobs to the state.
Nearly a third of utility workers will retire in the next five years. Power companies are enticing students to work in the industry with summer bootcamps and internships.
The Senate bill is similar to the $500 million proposal from House last month. The Senate bill recognizes nuclear energy as carbon free and adds it to the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard.
