Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Rachel McDevitt·March 8, 2023The proposed budget assumes Pennsylvania will charge power plants for carbon dioxide pollution, raising more than $600 million in the next year. Climate ChangePolitics
New bill would lower threshold for labeling trains ‘high-hazard’ Oliver Morrison·February 28, 2023The bill would also require high-hazard trains to travel at slower speeds in newer cars, with better braking equipment and additional reporting requirements.PoliticsPollutionTransportation
Pa. leaders begin to piece together what happened after East Palestine derailment Oliver Morrison·February 24, 2023A dozen residents testified under oath about how dramatically the accident had altered their lives. Norfolk Southern's CEO was a no-show. PoliticsTransportation
Ex-Pennsylvania DEP secretary: Agency’s underfunding will test its new leader Rachel McDevitt·January 20, 2023Despite some recent increases in its budget, DEP has been constrained by a decade of underfunding.Politics
Federal spending bill includes long-term cleanup of streams polluted by abandoned mines Julie Grant·December 23, 2022The bill addresses an issue with last year's Infrastructure Law which limited how states spend $11.3 billion for mine cleanups.EnergyPoliticsPollutionWater
Ohio bill to spur fracking in state parks and forests heads to governor’s office Julie Grant·December 16, 2022The bill has raised fears that Ohio agencies will be required to lease state-owned parks, forests, preserves and universities to fracking. ConservationEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update
How the $2 billion in tax credits Gov. Wolf signed into law will benefit natural gas Kara Holsopple·November 18, 2022We dig into how the tax credits will encourage natural gas drilling, why Wolf and Democrats supported it, and how hydrogen fits in.EconomyEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update
Tom Wolf signs $2 billion tax package that encourages natural gas production in Pa. Spotlight PA·November 3, 2022Despite the size of the package, lawmakers introduced and passed the bill in just a few hours with no public hearings.Climate ChangeEconomyEnergyPolitics
In Pa. Senate race, Fetterman and Oz change views on fracking, trying to match voters Reid Frazier·October 28, 2022They were once both against it. Now they're both for it. But do voters care?Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics
Pa.’s natural gas industry set to get billions in state tax credits Sam Dunklau·October 27, 2022Called a backroom deal by critics, the bill includes nearly $2 billion in tax credits. Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to sign it.Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics