StateImpact Archives

A Coffee That Fights Climate Change

Susan Phillips·October 27, 2017

The low-carbon coffee is part of Costa Rica's overall plan to become the first carbon neutral nation and serve as an example to the rest of the world for how to tackle climate change.

Climate Change Food and Agriculture

Enviro Group Hires New CEO

Reid Frazier·October 27, 2017

Jacquelyn Bonomo is succeeding Larry Schweiger as the leader of PennFuture.

Climate Change News Pollution

Future in Limbo for Coal Ash Site

Reid Frazier·October 24, 2017

A Greene County coal ash landfill won’t be receiving any more coal waste until December, at the earliest. An environmental group hopes that the landfill may have seen its last shipment of the waste.

Energy

Gore Tells Climate Activists: ‘We’re Going to Win This’

Reid Frazier·October 20, 2017

Al Gore comes to Pittsburgh and brings what is by now his signature visual aide: his slide show.

Climate Change

Al Gore: We’re Getting Close to Bipartisan Action on Climate

Reid Frazier·October 19, 2017

One thing that gives him hope? Satellite dishes.

Climate Change

Homer City power plant in Indiana County, Pennsylvania generated enough electricity in 2014 to power a million homes. Photo: Reid Frazier

Revoking Clean Power Plan Could Have Big PA Impact

Reid Frazier·October 10, 2017

The decision could impact what kind of sources Pennsylvania uses to make electricity for decades to come.

Climate Change Energy Your Environment Update

Enviro Group Names Names in New Anti-Pollution Campaign

Reid Frazier·October 3, 2017

A Pennsylvania environmental group is launching an ad campaign against two large industrial facilities near Pittsburgh.

Pollution

Dimock Saga Ends With a Settlement

Jon Hurdle·September 29, 2017

Two Pennsylvania families have settled a lawsuit against a major natural gas producer, ending an almost decade-long fight over alleged water contamination in the northeast Pennsylvania town of Dimock.

Energy Pollution Water

A sign marks the path of the Mariner East 1

Sunoco Halts Drilling in Chester County Where Pipeline Construction Damaged Drinking Water Wells

Susan Phillips·July 14, 2017

Sunoco has agreed to halt drilling operations related to the Mariner East 2 pipeline construction in Chester County where several dozen residents have been without water for the past week.

Energy Water

Citizen Lobbyists Make Progress with Republicans on Climate

Susan Phillips·June 30, 2017

Thanks to a group of dedicated citizen lobbyists using the power of polite persistence, there’s a small but growing bipartisan movement in Congress to tackle climate change.

Climate Change Politics

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