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‘Gasland’ driller will pay millions for new water system in Dimock

Susan Phillips·November 30, 2022

Cabot Oil and Gas pleaded no contest to criminal charges and will pay $16.29 million for a water system, ending a 14-year saga.

Energy Pollution Water Your Environment Update

How Pennsylvania hunters and anglers could help shift climate policy

Kara Holsopple·November 25, 2022

The National Wildlife Federation is betting the sporting community can influence decision-makers on policies that fight climate change and preserve habitats for fish and game animals.

Climate Change Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

How facing your fears about the climate crisis is better for you and the planet

Kara Holsopple·November 25, 2022

An author and researcher on mental health and ecological destruction says a kind of internal activism is needed to solve the climate crisis.

Climate Change Health Pollution's Mental Toll Your Environment Update

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How the $2 billion in tax credits Gov. Wolf signed into law will benefit natural gas

Kara Holsopple·November 18, 2022

We dig into how the tax credits will encourage natural gas drilling, why Wolf and Democrats supported it, and how hydrogen fits in.

Economy Energy Politics Your Environment Update

Report concludes industry is not doing enough to clean up coal ash dumps

Kara Holsopple·November 4, 2022

The report by advocacy groups concludes that 96 percent of coal plants are not planning to effectively clean up coal ash dumps covered by a federal rule.

Energy Pollution Water Your Environment Update

The future of the Clean Water Act: How it might be limited and how it could be improved

Kara Holsopple·October 28, 2022

The landmark legislation passed by Congress in 1972 isn’t perfect, but its scope may be limited by an upcoming Supreme Court decision.

Environmental Justice Water Your Environment Update

Wind energy has divided one rural Ohio county. Now, voters get to decide its fate

Julie Grant·October 21, 2022

An anti-wind movement is spreading across the country, often fueled by misinformation. Now, voters in Crawford County, Ohio, get to decide whether to lift a ban on wind this November.

Climate Change Energy Your Environment Update

A new collection of climate fiction imagines a just, green future

Kara Holsopple·October 14, 2022

A new collection of short stories looks into the future to find hope and community-based solutions amid the climate crisis.

Climate Change Culture Environmental Justice Your Environment Update

An ethane cracker in western Pa. will soon start up. We answered your questions about it

Reid Frazier·October 6, 2022

You asked us questions about Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County. We got answers about jobs, taxes, royalties, and of course, air pollution.

Economy Energy Health Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom Your Environment Update

A new film connects the plight of hellbenders with concerns over gas development

Kara Holsopple·September 29, 2022

"Hellbent" tells the story of a small, rural town trying to keep a frack waste injection well out of their community to preserve their drinking water and save a rare salamander.

Conservation Energy Pollution Water Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

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