Supreme Court pushes U.S. closer to ‘climate cliff,’ say Pennsylvania environmental leaders Julie GrantJuly 1, 2022 Pennsylvania leaders in environment and energy react to the Supreme Court ruling that limits EPA's ability to regulate power plant CO2 emissions. Climate ChangeEconomyEnergyPolitics
Impact fees from drilling rebounded in 2021 after pandemic slowdown StateImpact PennsylvaniaJuly 1, 2022 Natural gas companies in Pennsylvania are paying $234.4 million in impact fees, the highest amount since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. EconomyEnergy
New novel imagines a future where all we’re left with is our plastic pollution Kara HolsoppleJuly 1, 2022 Alison Stine’s "Trashlands" depicts a dystopian Appalachia, exploited for its last valuable resource, but also full of ingenuity and resilience. CulturePollutionYour Environment Update
Want to Start a Farm? Good Luck Finding Land An-Li HerringJuly 1, 2022 Finding land is the number one challenge farmers are facing and number one reason young farmers are leaving agriculture. EconomyFood and Agriculture
Pennsylvania farmers are aging, creating an uncertain future for their communities and industry An-Li HerringJuly 1, 2022 By 2027, 75,000 jobs in agriculture in Pa. are expected to go unfilled. That will have profound effects on farming communities across the Commonwealth. EconomyFood and Agriculture
In Pittsburgh, energy secretary touts economic benefits of combating climate change An-Li HerringJune 29, 2022 At a new solar panel plant, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the fight against climate change is "the war of our lifetimes." Climate ChangeEconomyEnergy
