Trump Ditches Obama’s signature climate policy aimed at cutting coal emissions

Susan PhillipsJune 19, 2019

The new rule will help coal power plants remain open and is expected to hamper efforts to cut carbon emissions.

Climate ChangeEnergy

U.S. Steel Restores Pollution Controls After Monday’s Fire

Reid FrazierJune 18, 2019

The company avoided a potential shutdown order from the Allegheny County Health Department.

Pollution

Pennsylvania’s had a lot of tornadoes this year. Is there a climate change link?

Marie CusickJune 7, 2019

More than two dozen twisters have been confirmed, an abnormally high number.

Climate Change

Court Document Reveals Range Resources, Other Defendants Agreed to $3 million Settlement in Washington County Contamination Suit

Reid FrazierJune 4, 2019

StateImpact Pennsylvania and The Allegheny Front discovered the document, which was publicly available at the Washington County prothonotary's office.

Energy

Wolf Rejects Senate’s Infrastructure Proposal Funded by Forest Drilling

Katie MeyerMay 31, 2019

Senate Republicans say lifting Wolf's moratorium on new drilling in state forests could raise about a billion dollars a year.

ConservationEnergyPoliticsWild Pennsylvania

AG Investigating Wastewater Case from Landfill that Accepts Fracking Waste

Reid FrazierMay 24, 2019

The landfill's wastewater was causing problems for the Belle Vernon municipal treatment plant.

EnergyPollutionWater

Poll: Most Pennsylvanians Think Climate Change is Major Public Health Risk

Marie CusickMay 17, 2019

They are more likely than any time in the past decade to believe climate change is happening and that it's impacting their lives.

Climate ChangeHealth

DEP Orders Energy Transfer to Restore Streams it ‘illegally eliminated’ in Western Pa

Reid FrazierMay 14, 2019

Agency says the company filled in thousands of feet of streambed, altered stream length for 120 waterways during construction of Revolution pipeline.

EnergyFollow the Pipeline

U.S. Steel Hit with Another Six-Figure Fine Over Excessive Emissions

Reid FrazierMay 13, 2019

The $300,000 fine is for violations at the Clairton Coke Works during the first quarter of 2019. U.S. Steel has been fined a total of $2.6 million in the last year.

Pollution

With New Lookout Towers, Pennsylvania Goes Old-School to Detect Wildfires

Amy SiskMay 10, 2019

Many states have ended lookout programs, but Pennsylvania just built 16 new fire towers. Officials say it's a cost-effective way to monitor remote, rugged terrain.

ConservationWild Pennsylvania