In Pa., climate change stresses old infrastructure. Stormwater fees can help limit flooding, pollution StateImpact PennsylvaniaAugust 25, 2023 With increased rainfall from climate change and pollution reduction mandates, municipalities are turning to stormwater fees to get projects done more quickly. Climate Change
Pa. participation in RGGI has been held up for more than a year. What has the state lost? Rachel McDevittAugust 11, 2023 Former Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature climate program has been on hold for over a year. Some estimate the state has lost $1 billion as a result. Climate ChangeEconomyEnergyPolitics
Pa. group pitches farms on solar model that keeps farmland usable StateImpact PennsylvaniaAugust 8, 2023 Pasa Sustainable Agriculture wants to introduce farmers to solar that allows farming to continue and creates a smaller footprint. Climate ChangeEnergyFood and Agriculture
Bill to boost solar in Pa. schools has bipartisan support Rachel McDevittAugust 8, 2023 A proposal in the state legislature would help boost renewables in Pennsylvania by easing the process for schools to install solar panels. Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics
‘We’re loading the dice’: Scientists say record heat is due to climate change Reid FrazierAugust 3, 2023 Pennsylvania is expected to have more than a month of 90-degree temperatures in a year by mid-century, up from an average of five days. Climate Change
Climate adaptation carries a $15 billion price tag for Pa. towns, study says Rachel McDevittJuly 28, 2023 Costs include air conditioning upgrades for schools, creating neighborhood cooling centers, planting street trees, and maintaining roads and bridges. Climate ChangeEconomy
Pa.’s environmental oversight board dismisses petition to raise key cost for conventional drillers Rachel McDevittJuly 28, 2023 The request was to raise the bond amount for conventional wells. That's the money to plug a well at the end of its useful life. Energy
Sunoco Pipeline ordered to pay $660,000 for environmental violations, DEP says Zoë ReadJuly 28, 2023 The violations are for water contamination across the state caused by the company’s Mariner East pipeline construction project between 2018 and 2021. EnergyPollutionWater
Pa. House brings severance tax idea back around, raising an old debate in the nation’s 2nd-largest gas producer Rachel McDevittJuly 20, 2023 There’s talk of a natural gas severance tax in Harrisburg again. It's unclear whether Gov. Shapiro will support it. EconomyEnergyPolitics
Penn State study aims to help Pa. dairy farmers cut methane — and show carbon offsets are real StateImpact PennsylvaniaJuly 20, 2023 The goal is to provide ways to achieve measurable reductions in methane emissions on 70 dairy farms across the state. Climate ChangeFood and Agriculture