Atlantic Shores seeks to cancel offshore wind contract with N.J., but says it hasn’t abandoned the project
The company says its offshore wind project is in a holding pattern while awaiting a new political climate.
Energy
In Western Pa., a new mine expansion has residents nearby worried
Neighbors reported doors opening on their own, cracks in their basement. A new mine expansion has residents worried about their water wells.
Despite court order, black lung screening program still not fully functional
There are no funds to operate a mobile X-ray unit and the agency is missing contract workers to read chest X-rays.
Pa. clean energy businesses call on McCormick, Fetterman to preserve tax credits
They say the federal spending plan before the U.S. Senate would devastate the clean energy industry in Pennsylvania, while raising energy costs.
Pittsburgh 2030 District buildings reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent
The University of Pittsburgh's Central Utility Building is an example of the strides the 2030 District has made to reduce energy and water usage.
Explosion, smoke reported at Shell plant in Beaver County
DEP said benzene and another hazardous air pollutant could have been released during an explosion at Shell’s ethane cracker in Beaver County Wednesday afternoon.
Solar savings for Clairton, other Pa. schools at risk from proposed federal cuts
Republican-controlled U.S. House passed a spending plan that would phase out clean energy tax credits ahead of the schedule, shrinking funds for schools.
Pa. solar installers say GOP’s U.S. House tax bill is a ‘disaster’ for business
GOP tax bill would be "awful" for Pennsylvania's solar industry, which says it will result in job losses and factory closures.
Federal officials call miners’ health a ‘priority,’ but are cutting a Pa. team studying mine safety
A roughly 100-person team at a NIOSH facility in Allegheny County are set to lose their jobs in June. They study the best ways to prevent injuries, illnesses and death in coal mines.
With soaring summer temps ahead, AI data centers could strain electricity supplies in the Mid-Atlantic
The grid could be stressed by rising temperatures and a surging demand that is expected to outpace the previous four summers.
