A citizens committee will now help guide the decommissioning of the plant’s infamous Unit 2 reactor, which partially melted down in 1979. One question is what should be done with the radioactive waste.
Is U.S. Steel making up pollution numbers to avoid stricter rules under the Clean Air Act? GASP thinks it just might be. They want the company to show their math.
The Wolf Administration says it is making the largest government commitment to solar energy in the country. The state will buy power from seven new solar projects.
The company damaged dozens of waterways at its gas drilling sites in Pennsylvania. It will have to restore 55 acres of wetlands and repair 4,000 feet of streams.
The standards, set to max out this year, require utilities to buy certain amounts of power from renewable sources. Republican lawmakers would rather have consumer demand drive the transition to clean energy.
They say local governments can't subsidize the transition to clean energy. They want the federal government to invest in the technology and infrastructure needed for electric cars.
A central Pennsylvania conservation group is declaring the settlement a win for water quality and outdoor recreation, as the power plant moves to natural gas.
