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More than $40M heading to Pennsylvania farms to increase climate resilience
Climate-smart practices include planting trees alongside croplands, managing fertilizer use and reducing emissions from livestock and manure.
Pennsylvania sees record wildfires this fall
So far this year, 671 fires have burned more than 1,900 acres in Pennsylvania. DCNR says 99% of wildfires are caused by people, often through burning trash or yard debris.
Pa. communities start to see impact of federal climate spending, as election casts doubt on programs’ futures
More than $5.6 billion in federal funds have been awarded to hundreds of projects across the state. Republicans want to repeal climate funding.
Nuclear boosters, skeptics eyeing Three Mile Island restart
Labor, training and inspections are just some of the variables as TMI prepares to go back online, something no other nuclear plant has done after shutting down.
Pa. didn’t plan for the end of coal. This community is trying to find a way forward.
After the Homer City coal-fired power plant closed last year, residents of the Indiana County community are trying to make a go of tourism by cleaning up its legacy pollution.
Pa. solar companies would need to plan for eventual cleanup under bill in state House
Under the bill, companies would have to prove they have enough money to cover 10% of cleanup costs before building, growing to 100% by the time the project is 25 years old.
‘Life Waste’: A musical tour of food waste, cow manure and biogas
The exploration of transforming waste to renewable energy is illustrated through songs titled “Behold the Cow,” “Making Gas,” “Dirt” and “Recycling Song.”
What can one person do about climate change? The food we (don’t) eat
If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. What you can do in your own home to reduce food waste.
Fear, hope among mixed reactions as Three Mile Island plans to restart
Constellation, the owner of the nuclear plant, hopes to have it back online by 2028 to supply Microsoft with carbon-free energy.
