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Trump’s tax cut bill turned a clean energy tax credit into an instrument to boost coal

Reid Frazier·July 23, 2025

Metallurgical coal is used in steelmaking is a significant greenhouse gas polluter. Companies that mine metallurgical coal are now in line to receive a 2.5 percent tax credit.

Economy Energy Trump on Earth

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Pennsylvania is ‘poised to lead the next era’ in AI and energy, McCormick says at CMU summit

Chris Potter·July 15, 2025

U.S. Sen. McCormick kicked off the summit on AI and energy by pledging to unveil tens of billions of dollars in investment. Gas, coal and nuclear are being pushed to power the needed data centers.

Economy Energy Politics

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In Western Pa., a new mine expansion has residents nearby worried

Reid Frazier·June 13, 2025

Neighbors reported doors opening on their own, cracks in their basement. A new mine expansion has residents worried about their water wells.

Energy

Pa. Republican congressmen applaud EPA plan to roll back Biden-era climate rules

Zoë Read·June 12, 2025

Biden-era rules aimed to phase out greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel plants and tighten limits on mercury and air toxics.

Climate Change Politics Trump on Earth

Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’

Floodlight·May 8, 2025

A former EPA official warns exemption for some coal-fired power plants could be the first step toward gutting pollution rules for all plants.

Energy Health Pollution Trump on Earth

Renewables surpass coal on Mid-Atlantic electric grid

Curtis Tate·April 30, 2025

The surge in renewables is driven by solar, which now generates nearly 14% of the energy in the regional grid that serves Pennsylvania.

Energy

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PA DEP OKs ‘Rustic Ridge’ coal mine expansion beneath PA Turnpike

Reid Frazier·April 25, 2025

The company will mine metallurgical coal, but an environmental group worries the project will exacerbate longstanding mine drainage problems in the Laurel Highlands.

Energy News Pollution Water

Trump grants exemptions from mercury rules for coal-fired power plants, including several in Pennsylvania

Reid Frazier·April 18, 2025

The exemptions were supported by the grid operator for the mid-Atlantic region, which is bracing for an oncoming rush of demand for artificial intelligence computing.

Energy Health Pollution Trump on Earth

In Western Pennsylvania, an old coal town gets a gas-fired data center

Reid Frazier·April 11, 2025

Local residents weigh in on plans for the former Homer City coal-fired power plant to become a gas power plant and data center. "Giddy up," says one resident.

Economy Energy

Advocates, environmentalists split as Trump signs orders to bolster coal industry

Kat Bolus·April 11, 2025

President Donald Trump signed four executive orders on Tuesday to reinvigorate the country’s coal mining industry.

Economy Energy Trump on Earth

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