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Lobbyists, Lawmakers Entwined in Complex Relationship: Is it Influence Peddling, or Essential?

Susan Phillips·March 30, 2018

The gas industry spent $5.2 million last year in lobbying lawmakers. Environmental groups together spent about $300,000. What is their money buying them?

Politics

FirstEnergy Says it’s Closing Three Nuclear Plants; Seeks Federal Help

Reid Frazier·March 30, 2018

The company sites "market challenges." Natural gas and renewable energy have been making up a larger amount of the country’s electric grid, eating into coal and nuclear power.

Economy Energy

A stream inside Ryerson Station State Park; Photo: Reid R. Frazier

Groups Oppose Another Coal Mining Permit in Greene County State Park

Reid Frazier·March 22, 2018

Environmental groups argue that longwall mining, the technique Consol would use to mine beneath the stream, can cause ground beneath streams to fall in.

Energy News

DEP Announces Public Hearings for Shell Ethane Cracker Pipeline

Reid Frazier·March 9, 2018

The state extended the public comment period for the pipeline after environmental groups asked for more time to review the pipeline’s impact on waterways and local communities.

Energy

At Greene County Coal Mine, Dwindling Production Means 370 Lost Jobs

Reid Frazier·March 9, 2018

After its productivity declined, the mine's owners decided to close it down.

Economy Energy

Fines for Two Deaths at Power Plant

Reid Frazier·March 7, 2018

Last August, two men died after inhaling a toxic gas in a confined vault inside the plant. The Department of Labor has now fined the two companies responsible for their deaths.

Energy

Author: Shale Gas Impact on Climate Change a Wash

Amy Sisk·March 2, 2018

As Pennsylvania’s gas boom helps propel the United States away from coal-fired power, one energy researcher says the impact on climate change will be a wash.

Climate Change Energy

Zinke Comes to PA to Talk Abandoned Mine Cleanup

Reid Frazier·March 2, 2018

The Interior Secretary was in Bethlehem Township, home to Black Dog Hollow, a 100-foot tall pile of coal waste left by a mine that closed 30 years ago.

Future of Coal Politics Pollution

Why Some Strike it Rich in the Natural Gas Patch, and Others Strike Out

Marie Cusick·March 2, 2018

Royalty money from natural gas drilling has helped save many struggling family farms. But many people now say this economic windfall is being doled out in an unfair, and possibly illegal, manner.

Economy Energy

Opponents of Offshore Drilling Gear Up for a Fight

Susan Phillips·February 23, 2018

The Trump Administration has proposed opening up the entire East Coast to offshore exploration. But fishermen, environmentalists, realtors, and business owners in New Jersey are voicing their unified opinion that it's not worth the risk.

Economy Energy Politics Pollution

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Lobbyists, Lawmakers Entwined in Complex Relationship: Is it Influence Peddling, or Essential?

FirstEnergy Says it’s Closing Three Nuclear Plants; Seeks Federal Help

Groups Oppose Another Coal Mining Permit in Greene County State Park

DEP Announces Public Hearings for Shell Ethane Cracker Pipeline

At Greene County Coal Mine, Dwindling Production Means 370 Lost Jobs

Fines for Two Deaths at Power Plant

Author: Shale Gas Impact on Climate Change a Wash

Zinke Comes to PA to Talk Abandoned Mine Cleanup

Why Some Strike it Rich in the Natural Gas Patch, and Others Strike Out

Opponents of Offshore Drilling Gear Up for a Fight