December 20, 2024 | 3:37 PM
Endangered status proposed for eastern hellbender
The eastern hellbender’s population has been shrinking, due to stream sedimentation, poor water quality, disease, and habitat loss.
Pa. didn’t plan for the end of coal. This community is trying to find a way forward.
Pa. coal communities have been left to navigate the energy transition mainly on their own.
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Rachel McDevitt | October 17, 2024 | 4:35 PM
‘Life Waste’ is a musical tour of the potential of biogas
Valley Traction plans to perform Life Waste: a Biogas Musical this weekend on the Dickinson College Farm in Boiling Springs.
| October 2, 2024 | 7:53 AM
How volunteers are restoring Pennsylvania’s trails to withstand climate change
| August 27, 2024 | 1:51 PM
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.
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Rachel McDevitt | April 10, 2024 | 5:00 AM
HEADLINES
December 19, 2024 | 12:47 PM
Schools can apply for state aid to install solar energy, save money
A new state grant program that aims to save schools money through solar energy is open for applications.
December 2, 2024 | 5:15 PM
More than $40M heading to Pennsylvania farms to increase climate resilience
The grants are funded by the federal Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, a major climate spending law.
November 21, 2024 | 5:01 PM
Pennsylvania sees record wildfires this fall
to date in 2024, 671 fires have burned more than 1,900 acres in Pennsylvania.
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October 31, 2024 | 12:42 PM
Pa. communities start to see impact of federal climate spending, as upcoming election casts doubt on programs’ futures
More than $5.6 billion has been awarded to hundreds of projects across Pennsylvania.
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October 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM
Three Mile Island owner lays out reopening timeline in public hearing
Constellation provided a timeline for restarting the plant during a public meeting Friday with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
October 21, 2024 | 5:13 PM
Nuclear boosters, skeptics eyeing Three Mile Island restart
The owner of the TMI Unit 1 reactor opened up the closed plant to media to show their confidence that the site can repower without issue.
October 1, 2024 | 5:05 PM
Pa. solar companies would need to plan for eventual cleanup under bill in state House
The measure asks solar companies to show they can afford to clean up projects once they stop generating power.
October 1, 2024 | 9:43 AM
Fracking in Pennsylvania hasn’t gone as well as some may think
With all the talk of fracking in Pennsylvania during this presidential race, it’s worth looking at what is at stake for workers, leaseholders and residents who live near oil and gas operations.
One quick but important reality check — a president cannot ban fracking in Pennsylvania. Only an act of Congress can prohibit fracking on a national level on private and state land, which is where fracking occurs in Pennsylvania.
September 30, 2024 | 9:30 AM
Solar co-op aims to lower cost for rooftop panels
Partners in Dauphin and Cumberland counties are working to help homeowners and businesses get a discount on solar power.
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