StateImpact Pennsylvania

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

| April 10, 2024 | 5:00 AM

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

| April 10, 2024 | 5:00 AM

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

| April 10, 2024 | 5:00 AM

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

| April 10, 2024 | 5:00 AM

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The Pa. Department of Environmental Protection took this photo of the leak at the Rager Mountain storage facility as part of its investigation.

April 11, 2024 | 5:01 PM

$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.

By Rachel McDevitt

The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 6, 2024. (Jeremy Long - WITF)

April 10, 2024 | 12:38 PM

Photos: StateImpact Pennsylvania visits Centralia, Wash.

By Jeremy Long

The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Cheniere said in a statement last month. Cheniere Energy Inc. expects to ship the first cargo of liquefied natural gas on Wednesday to Brazil with another tanker to be loaded a few days later, marking the historic start of U.S. shale exports and sending its shares up the most in more than a month. Photographer: Lindsey Janies/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Updated: April 11, 2024 | 8:49 am

House GOP lawmakers rail against Biden’s liquefied natural gas export approval pause

By Ben Wasserstein

A ground-mounted solar panel at Millersville University tracks the sun's path across the sky.

March 29, 2024 | 9:04 AM

Largest solar project in Pa. to be built on former coal mine with $90M federal grant

By Reid Frazier

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a news conference at the United Association Local 524 union building in Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Shapiro announced he would back legislation to make power plant owners in Pennsylvania pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities in the nation's third-biggest power-producer to buy more electricity from renewable sources. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

March 13, 2024 | 5:46 PM

Josh Shapiro proposes state climate program to replace RGGI, and asks for new renewable energy goals

Shapiro estimates the proposals would save ratepayers $250 million over five years and create 14,500 jobs.

By Rachel McDevitt

Maya van Rossum, with the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, interrupts Gov. Josh Shapiro's speech promoting a regional hydrogen hub at the Steamfitters Local 420 union hall in Northeast Philadelphia March 11, 2024. (Susan Phillips/WHYY)

March 13, 2024 | 10:31 AM

Environmentalists clash with Gov. Shapiro at hydrogen energy meeting in Northeast Philly

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network and other groups objected to the fact that the public meeting was being held at the steamfitters union hall.

By Susan Phillips

Ecore's Brett Anderson shows some of the rubber particles the company uses to make flooring.

March 4, 2024 | 7:16 AM

Pa.’s manufacturers could make a dent in carbon emissions — if they’re convinced it’s good for business

Cutting emissions means making fundamental business changes, and manufacturers are often wary, says a consultant who works with those businesses on topics including sustainability.

By Karen Hendricks

The company needed clearances from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service so ensure the project wouldn't harm sensitive wildlife like endangered Indiana bats.

March 1, 2024 | 12:51 PM

DEP: CNX pipeline project in Westmoreland County withdrawn for lacking wildlife permits

By Reid Frazier

A plug used to charge an electric vehicle at H&H Chevrolet in Shippensburg.

February 28, 2024 | 5:19 PM

If you made clean energy upgrades in 2023, it might be time to claim your tax credit

This tax season, people can claim credits for clean energy and EV purchases from 2023.

By Rachel McDevitt

U.S. Steel's Clairton Plant, the largest coke works in North America, in Clairton, Pa.

February 28, 2024 | 9:58 AM

Allegheny County fines U.S. Steel nearly $2 million for air quality violations

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Centralia, Wash.’s coal plant has to close next year. Can Pa. communities learn from Centralia’s transition?

Coal transition: How a weatherization grant helped a music venue build community

Coal transition: Betting on hydrogen with an energy technology grant

Coal transition: Raising fish and a workforce with an economic development grant

Carbon countdown clock: how much of the world's carbon budget have we spent?

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$1 million fine levied for major gas leak in western Pa.

Photos: StateImpact Pennsylvania visits Centralia, Wash.

House GOP lawmakers rail against Biden’s liquefied natural gas export approval pause