Report: States like Pennsylvania struggle to access funds for mine cleanup and redevelopment
Of the $1 billion originally set aside, only about a third has been spent so far. States face a long line to get their projects approved.
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This western Pa. stream is getting federal help to clean up its coal mine pollution
New funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law means big bucks for Pennsylvania waterways polluted by abandoned mines.
Pa. lawmakers begin debate on new renewable energy goals
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a plan to get 35% of the state’s electricity from clean sources by 2035. Right now, 8% comes from renewables.
Federal funding targets Pennsylvania’s abandoned coal mines and economic development
Pennsylvania is getting $29 million to clean up abandoned mines and promote economic development. Pa. has the most abandoned mines in the country.
New EPA rules cut carbon, mercury and other pollution from coal and gas plants
The new rules include limits on climate-altering carbon dioxide from existing coal and new natural gas power plants.
Centralia, Wash.’s coal plant has to close next year. What can Pa. communities learn from Centralia’s transition?
Centralia – about the size of Johnstown, Pa. – has been cited as a model for how to successfully transition away from coal.
Largest solar project in Pa. to be built on former coal mine with $90M federal grant
The Clearfield County project would be built on 2,700 acres of former mine land northwest of State College.
Outside a coal and steel conference, residents rally against pollution
About 30 people attended a rally organized by local environmental groups to protest outside of a conference about metallurgical coal co-sponsored by Norfolk Southern.
New documentary buries Appalachia’s ‘King Coal’
A new documentary looks at the death of coal in Appalachia, and how communities entrenched in the culture of coal mining are grieving.
How EPA’s proposed power plant rules could impact Pennsylvania
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The proposal comes as the dangerous impacts of human-caused climate change become increasingly clear.
