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Cheswick Coal Plant Hearing Draws Scrutiny Over Water Pollution

Amy Sisk·April 27, 2018

Residents and environmental advocates are calling for tough limits on water pollution from a coal-fired power plant situated a few miles upstream from the water intake for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.

Energy Pollution Water

Judges OK Consol Plan to Mine Beneath Greene County Stream

Reid Frazier·April 24, 2018

In past decisions, judges on the Environmental Hearing Board ruled against the DEP’s permits, at one point saying they would allow the company to “essentially destroy” the stream.

Conservation Energy

Is the U.S. Power Grid Safe From Russian Hackers?

Marie Cusick·April 20, 2018

The joint alert from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warning that Russia was hacking into critical U.S. energy infrastructure came as no surprise to the nation’s largest grid operator.

Energy Politics

Proposed Bill Takes ‘Principled Position’: By 2050, PA Should Use Only Renewable Energy

Marie Cusick·April 20, 2018

A bipartisan group of state legislators want Pennsylvania to aim for 100 percent renewable energy by the middle of this century.

Energy Politics

FirstEnergy is Asking the Feds for Help. Trump’s Thinking About It.

Reid Frazier·April 13, 2018

The bankruptcy of an Ohio power company is the latest sign of how coal and nuclear plants are struggling. FirstEnergy is also making an unusual request of the Trump administration... and it appears to have the president’s ear.

Economy Energy

State to Send $25M to Help Clean Up a Dozen Abandoned Coal Mine Sites

Reid Frazier·April 10, 2018

The funds will clean up problems like acid mine drainage and sinkholes and restore streams. The money comes from a fee on current coal mining.

Energy News

Penn Township Fracking Dispute Heads to Court

Reid Frazier·April 10, 2018

At the center of the lawsuit is Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment that gives people the right to clean air and water and preservation of the environment.

Energy

Drilling Company Withdraws from Frack Waste Facility Along Allegheny River

Julie Grant·April 7, 2018

The financial backer and main customer of a proposed plant to treat fracking wastewater at the headwaters of the Allegheny River is backing out of the project. It cited a number of factors for the decision.

Energy Pollution Water

In Pennsylvania, Unions Throw Political Weight Behind Natural Gas

Reid Frazier·April 6, 2018

The natural gas industry has turned to organized labor to build large infrastructure projects. And while that’s been good for unions, industry critics say that could be bad for Pennsylvania.

Economy Energy

The Shale Dilemma Goes Global

Reid Frazier·April 5, 2018

Pennsylvania is ground zero for the fracking revolution but will this revolution spread around the globe?

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