Inflation Reduction Act Archives

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CNX plan to turn mine gas into jet fuel a ‘win-win’, or carbon accounting ‘gimmick’?

Reid Frazier·June 18, 2024

CNX wants to use coal mine methane to make sustainable aviation fuel. Some experts say its a huge waste of taxpayer money, and "the most generous tax credit in U.S. energy policy history."

Climate Change Energy

Pa. to receive millions for solar energy projects that will benefit residents with low income

Sophia Schmidt·April 25, 2024

More than $156 million will help residential solar, energy storage and infrastructure upgrades for low-income, disadvantaged and fossil fuel communities.

Climate Change Energy Environmental Justice

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Storing CO2 underground in western Pa. and neighboring states raises questions

Julie Grant·March 26, 2024

A company wants to lease land in the tri-state region of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to store industrial carbon dioxide emissions deep underground.

Climate Change

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Pa. gains new abandoned gas wells as it sets records capping old ones

Rachel McDevitt·February 27, 2024

Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of abandoned gas wells. Last year, the state plugged just 139, while gaining more than 500.

Climate Change Energy Pollution

Form Energy to begin manufacturing iron air batteries in Weirton to stabilize electrical grid

Glynis Board·February 21, 2024

These utility-scale batteries will provide days of backup power for power plants reliant on renewable energy.

Climate Change Economy Energy

New ‘Hub’ to help local governments in southwestern Pa. bring in historic clean energy funds

Julie Grant·February 14, 2024

The effort will help municipal governments in a 10-county region access the billions of dollars available from the Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure law.

Climate Change Energy Politics

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Proposed federal hydrogen tax credit rules could be worth billions for projects, including those in Pa.

Reid Frazier·January 4, 2024

The Department of Treasury’s new proposed rules for tax credits for "clean hydrogen" could be a boon for boosting the nascent clean energy industry. But some say they are too strict.

Climate Change Economy Energy Your Environment Update

Clean energy dollars are flowing into Pa., but results remain to be seen

Rachel McDevitt·December 12, 2023

Private companies have committed $3 billion for clean energy projects in Pa., but many are still in the planning phases.

Climate Change Economy Energy

Wind turbines in a row on a green hilltop

What’s the current state of the energy transition?

Reid Frazier·December 8, 2023

While wind and solar are cost-effective, local opposition, lack of transmission lines and land use restrictions are slowing down renewable development.

Climate Change Energy Your Environment Update

Rural Pennsylvania receives $3.6 million for renewable energy

WVIA·November 9, 2023

Small farms and businesses can get up to 75% of renewable energy projects funded by USDA's Rural Development Program.

Energy Food and Agriculture

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Despite court order, black lung screening program still not fully functional

Pa. clean energy businesses call on McCormick, Fetterman to preserve tax credits

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

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