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.
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.
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.
Old trees, heavy rain and high heat are climate concerns for Harrisburg neighbors
We met with four neighbors in Harrisburg’s Allison Hill to learn about climate effects.
Pa. gains new abandoned gas wells as it sets records capping old ones
The state awarded more than $23 million in contracts to plug wells in 2023.
Pa. environmental, religious and other groups criticize Shapiro plan for ignoring climate change
More than 100 advocacy groups say Shapiro’s “fossil fuels-first all-of-the-above energy strategy” does not move at the speed of climate change.
Climate change could contribute to honey declines, study says
Penn State researchers looked at 50 years worth of data on honey production by state as a way of measuring how the landscape of available flowers has shifted over that time.
Top stories of 2023: RGGI struck down by court, appeal pending
The saga of Pennsylvania trying to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is stretching into a fifth year.