Centralia, Wash.’s coal plant has to close next year. Can Pa. communities learn from Centralia’s transition?
The western Washington town has been cited as a model for how to successfully transition away from coal. StateImpact Pennsylvania spent several days there to explore how time and money has affected preparations for what lies ahead.
Coal transition: How a weatherization grant helped a music venue build community
The Juice Box got an $80,000 grant in 2022 to help replace the roof and the failing heating system.
Coal transition: Betting on hydrogen with an energy technology grant
Community leaders are hoping hydrogen can help replace some of the jobs lost from the coal industry.
Coal transition: Raising fish and a workforce with an economic development grant
Grants totaling $65,000 were used to upgrade a high school’s fish hatchery program.
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York pilot program prepares students for green energy jobs
Graduates leave prepared to do home energy audits, seal air leaks, and install insulation.
Harrisburg, Lancaster get F grades for air pollution
Harrisburg earned an F for year-round particle pollution and ranked 37th-worst in the country for that measure.
Attorney General files criminal charges against Shell on whistleblower reports over pipeline spills
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Pa. House measure aims to protect vulnerable communities from heavy pollution burden
The bill would let state regulators deny permits if a plant would create too much of a burden on environmental justice communities.
Pa. lawmakers push bills to bring labor, environmental groups together
Three bills from the package have already passed the House with bipartisan support.
$1 million fine levied for major gas leak in western Pa.
The Rager Mountain storage field owned by Equitrans spewed methane gas for nearly two weeks.