More money for agriculture innovation pitched by Shapiro after high demand
The Shapiro administration wants to double the amount of money Pennsylvania spends to support new agricultural technologies and conservation.
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Federal money to plug Pa.’s dangerous wells is unfrozen, but uncertainty plagues contractors
Ongoing lawsuits against the Trump administration over hundreds of millions of federal dollars to plug old oil and gas wells are creating uncertainty.
Spotlight PA: America’s future depends on a thriving free press, and it’s time we take it back
By Christopher Baxter | Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and...
Secrecy still pervades Pennsylvania state government, but Spotlight PA is fighting back
The one constant in Harrisburg no matter the dominant political party is a reflexive inclination to shield information from the public.
How a proposed solar project prompted this rural Pa. township to face its mining past
A Centre County township wrestles with a proposed solar farm on a site where runoff from past coal mining is polluting a watershed.
This rural township wants to make it easier for other places in Pa. to fight injection wells
Officials in Clara Township, Potter County, said they weren't notified about an injection well application in time. They want to change that.
Safety, oversight concerns raised as Pa. lawmakers pursue billions for hydrogen hubs
Some lawmakers and environmentalists fear the state isn’t prepared to take on oversight for capturing carbon and storing it deep underground.
Tom Wolf signs $2 billion tax package that encourages natural gas production in Pa.
Despite the size of the package, lawmakers introduced and passed the bill in just a few hours with no public hearings.
As the election approaches, Wolf and Pa. lawmakers look to push through massive tax incentives for natural gas
The package’s focus on fossil fuels — $80 million a year through 2045 for natural gas production — has raised alarm bells among environmental groups.
Where governor candidates Mastriano, Shapiro stand on energy and the environment
Republican Doug Mastriano has called for deregulating the state’s fossil fuel industries. Democrat Josh Shapiro wants “responsible fracking.”
