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DOE and Appalachia hydrogen hub reach an agreement, unlocks an initial $30 million

Reid Frazier·August 1, 2024

The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, or ARCH 2, will get up to $925 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for hydrogen projects in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.

Climate Change Energy

A large concrete barrier runs across a stream

River group gets $1.2M to remove dams in Ohio and Susquehanna watersheds, improve fish habitat

Julie Grant·May 2, 2024

The non-profit group, American Rivers, will use a $1.2 million grant to reconnect nearly 200 miles of aquatic habitat in Western Pennsylvania.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

Tioga River clean-up effort gets major boost

Kat Bolus·April 4, 2024

The five largest mine discharges in the Tioga River watershed will be remediated, cleaning up 22 miles of the 58-mile river.

Conservation Energy Wild Pennsylvania

Deb Haaland in a black rain coat under an umbrella, along with a crowd of people under umbrellas in the rain.

Pennsylvania leads nation in abandoned mines, but feds see light at the end of the tunnel

Oliver Morrison·April 4, 2024

The Interior secretary was in Westmoreland County to announce that Pennsylvania will get $244M to address mine subsidence

Energy

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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

Kamala Harris in front of a podium with flags and blue signage behind her, with a room full of people in the foreground.

VP Harris announces $200 million for Pa. water infrastructure during Pittsburgh visit

Oliver Morrison·February 21, 2024

It was part of a larger announcement of $5.8 billion in additional funding for clean water projects nationwide.

Politics Water

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

orangish water runs over a small concrete Shute

Pennsylvania gets $101 million to clean up old mines

Rachel McDevitt·February 6, 2024

Pennsylvania has 200,000 acres of abandoned mine land and more than 5,000 miles of streams contaminated by abandoned mine runoff.

Conservation Pollution Water Wild Pennsylvania

Millions of federal dollars could help Pa. build a climate-ready electric grid

Sophia Schmidt·October 27, 2023

The country’s fragmented, largely outdated electric grid is considered a major obstacle to fighting human-caused climate change.

Climate Change Energy

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Hydrogen is coming to Pennsylvania. Now what?

Reid Frazier·October 23, 2023

Analysts say the hydrogen hubs will take at least 10 years and billions more in private money and tax breaks to develop.

Climate Change Energy

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DOE and Appalachia hydrogen hub reach an agreement, unlocks an initial $30 million

River group gets $1.2M to remove dams in Ohio and Susquehanna watersheds, improve fish habitat

Tioga River clean-up effort gets major boost

Pennsylvania leads nation in abandoned mines, but feds see light at the end of the tunnel

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

VP Harris announces $200 million for Pa. water infrastructure during Pittsburgh visit

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

Pennsylvania gets $101 million to clean up old mines

Millions of federal dollars could help Pa. build a climate-ready electric grid

Hydrogen is coming to Pennsylvania. Now what?