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Methane hearing draws concern over state rules, talk of new technology

Amy Sisk·April 23, 2019

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.

Climate Change Energy Politics Technology

Power Companies Look to Build the Next Generation of Workers

Amy Sisk·April 12, 2019

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.

Economy Energy

Officials Push Petrochemical Expansion, Protestors Fight Back

Brittany Patterson·April 12, 2019

An underground storage facility for natural gas liquids is key for the development of petrochemicals in the Ohio Valley. But not everyone wants it.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Political Fight Begins Over Bill to Rescue Pennsylvania Nuclear Industry

Marie Cusick·April 10, 2019

Gas Industry, consumer advocates and environmental groups oppose the $500 million annual subsidy to keep two nuclear power plants from closing early.

Energy Politics

State Senate Introduces Its Own Nuclear Bailout Bill

Marie Cusick·April 5, 2019

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.

Energy Politics

Agency in Charge of Protecting Public Lands Overwhelmed by the Drilling Boom

Reid Frazier·April 5, 2019

The Trump administration is pushing oil and gas drilling in public lands. Agencies that are supposed to oversee the industry can't keep up.

Energy Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

Amid Global Push to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Japan Envisions a ‘Hydrogen Society’

Susan Phillips·April 5, 2019

Japan is looking beyond battery-powered electric cars. Hydrogen fuel buses are on tap for 2020 Olympics, and more fuel stations are planned

Climate Change Culture Energy Technology

DEP Investigating Gas Well for Water Supply Complaint in Pittsburgh Suburb

Reid Frazier·April 2, 2019

It would be first water supply impacted by drilling in Allegheny County.

Energy

The Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, on Lake Erie near Detroit, Michigan. Photo: James Marvin Phelps via Flickr

Poll: Public Split on Nuclear Bailout

Reid Frazier·March 29, 2019

Respondents generally support nuclear as part of the state’s energy mix. But when it comes to the government acting to help out the industry, they aren’t so sure.

Climate Change Energy

A Japanese Man’s Regrets Mirror His Country’s Turn Against Nuclear Power

Susan Phillips·March 29, 2019

In Fukushima, farmers and residents now put their stock in solar.

Energy

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Methane hearing draws concern over state rules, talk of new technology

Power Companies Look to Build the Next Generation of Workers

Officials Push Petrochemical Expansion, Protestors Fight Back

Political Fight Begins Over Bill to Rescue Pennsylvania Nuclear Industry

State Senate Introduces Its Own Nuclear Bailout Bill

Agency in Charge of Protecting Public Lands Overwhelmed by the Drilling Boom

Amid Global Push to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Japan Envisions a ‘Hydrogen Society’

DEP Investigating Gas Well for Water Supply Complaint in Pittsburgh Suburb

Poll: Public Split on Nuclear Bailout

A Japanese Man’s Regrets Mirror His Country’s Turn Against Nuclear Power